I'm doing a program at Pine Hill Lake Park for their Earth Day Expo tomorrow from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.
Come on by and meet our birds!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Bye bye, Coop!
I've said it before, but releases are the BEST!
I don't know the story behind this Cooper's Hawk, like its injury or where it was found.
So let's not dwell on my boring lack of details and focus instead on the happiness of the occasion.
The Coop was released by a new volunteer, and the woman let the bird go with joy and awe, a huge smile on her face. I think the bird was happy, too.
It happened so fast, in half a second it had cleared the barn....
...and sliced in between the mew gate and a parked car (and right by Dee, standing in the barn doorway!).
Another bird who needed help and received it. RAPTOR....it's just what we do.
:)
I don't know the story behind this Cooper's Hawk, like its injury or where it was found.
So let's not dwell on my boring lack of details and focus instead on the happiness of the occasion.
The Coop was released by a new volunteer, and the woman let the bird go with joy and awe, a huge smile on her face. I think the bird was happy, too.
It happened so fast, in half a second it had cleared the barn....
...and sliced in between the mew gate and a parked car (and right by Dee, standing in the barn doorway!).
Another bird who needed help and received it. RAPTOR....it's just what we do.
:)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Newest addition to RAPTOR's Education birds!
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Name: Angel (SO 08-23)
Gender: Unknown
Height: 8 inches
Wingspan: 20 inches
Weight: 6 ounces
Date admitted: November 27, 2008
Age at arrival: Adult, unknown
Injury: Right wrist fracture, dislocation
Came from: Lynchburg, Ohio
Story: Found in yard, unable to fly
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Releases are the BEST!
I wasn't present for this one, but I know the feeling of letting a bird of prey free.
A true sense of accomplishment...our rehabbers work unbelievably hard to turn these battered birds back into fierce angels of the sky.
This female peregrine was found in downtown Cincinnati in mid-July, with a wing injury. This was one of the PEFA hatched on the PNC Bank building this year.
After a few months of tender loving care, free meals and rest, she was released back to the wide open sky above Cincinnati.
A true sense of accomplishment...our rehabbers work unbelievably hard to turn these battered birds back into fierce angels of the sky.
This female peregrine was found in downtown Cincinnati in mid-July, with a wing injury. This was one of the PEFA hatched on the PNC Bank building this year.
After a few months of tender loving care, free meals and rest, she was released back to the wide open sky above Cincinnati.
Is it me, or does that toe crossed over the others make her look nervous?
Off she goes, back where she belongs...
Friday, August 29, 2008
Need something to do this weekend?
Sure, there are picnics to be had, grills to fire up one last time, fireworks to "ooh and ahh" over.
But if you are looking for something different to do this Labor Day weekend, come and visit some of the lovely Hamilton County Parks.
Every Labor Day weekend, the Parks and RAPTOR, Inc. team up to give three days of birds of prey presentations. The Parks bring some of their birds, we bring some of ours. No repeats!
: )
Saturday: Mitchell Memorial Forest, 12 pm-4 pm (I will be there!)
Sunday: Shawnee Lookout, 12 pm-4 pm (Marc and Cindy will be doing this one)
Monday: Farbach-Werner, 12 pm-4 pm (I will be there, too!)
Come take a walk in a shady forest, meet some of our birds and learn more about these fantastic creatures.
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