Resident Hawk visit

Yesterday, while flying a Red-tailed Hawk, a young 1st year bird stopped by to say hello.  It was quite remarkable to see a wild bird fly in and land within 30 feet of us.  He was quite curious about ‘our’ bird and the blue nylon rope that he/she was...

Eddy, the Bald Eagle

Today we flew “Eddy”, named after Edward Scissorhands due to his deformed beak.  Eddy has been with us since early summer with several health issues.  It is also the second time he has been in the clinic’s care.  Today, he flew quite well, although a...

Bald Eagle Release

The Raptor Center had a visit this week from Dr. Brian Speer, a vet from the Medical Center for Birds.  Dr. Speer works on birds from all over the country (and world) and was invited to release a Bald Eagle at the Carpenter Nature Center this afternoon. ...

Bald Eagle Release

I rec’d a call last night to ask if I’d shoot some photos this morning at a Bald Eagle Release.  A Bald Eagle was brought to the Raptor Clinic on May 9th with puncture wounds from a territorial fight in Scandia.  After rehab and some test flights, this bird...