Tree Climbing

Today I met Jim.  Jim is a tree trimming, tree climber who has volunteered for the Raptor Center since 1988.  After work, Jim puts baby raptors back into their nests when they have fallen out.  After climbing 40 feet up into a mature oak tree, Jim made...

Red-shouldered Hawk

On Tuesday, I rec’d a call about a hawk baby on the ground in Shoreview.  After a bit of a hunt, we found this guy hiding in the grass about 40 feet below a large hawks nest. This is a Red-shouldered Hawk hatchling, possible 1-2 weeks old.  The vets examined...

GHOW release

The Raptor Center gave us a Great Horned Owl to release yesterday and our friend Kristian was in town for some more schooling, so K and I drove to Excelsior for the release.  This bird had been tangled in some fishing line and had a bruised (but not broken)...