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Library turns into mini-preserve with visitors from Tackapausha
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Children got a close-up look at turtles.
Photos by Maureen Lennon
Brielle Daniel, 3, met her first ferret at the Baldwin Library.
Birch fluttered its wings while perched on Fernando Melian’s hand.
Birch, the screech owl, perched on Fernando Melian’s hand.
A skittish Chazz Jean, 9, reached out and touched Nigel the snake.
There wasn’t much reading going on at the Baldwin Public Library late last month.
Animal experts from the Tackapausha Museum & Preserve in Seaford stopped by with a few of furry, feathery, and, er, slithery friends to entertain the children.
On hand — literally — was Birch, the screech owl, which perched on handler Fernando Melian’s fingers during the presentation.
A couple of turtles, a ferret, Mugsy the rabbit, and Nigel the snake rounded out the complement of visitors. And the kids were mesmerized by the sight of the exotic fauna.
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