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Orange County Bird of Prey Center releases rehabilitated hawks and owls
Orange County Bird of Prey Center releases rehabilitated hawks and owls		 Barn Owl
Barn Owl		 Barn Owl released
Barn Owl released		 Barn Owl now flying free
Barn Owl now flying free
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl		 Great Horned Owl now flying free (sorta)
Great Horned Owl now flying free (sorta)		 Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk		 Red-shouldered Hawk now flying free
Red-shouldered Hawk now flying free
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk		 Red--tailed Hawk now flying free
Red--tailed Hawk now flying free		 Red-tailed Hawk is my favorite bird
Red-tailed Hawk is my favorite bird		 The hawks kept landing in the same tree
The hawks kept landing in the same tree
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk 		Western Screech-owl
Western Screech-owl		 I help Western Screech-owl fly free
I help Western Screech-owl fly free		 My Western Screech-owl
"My" Western Screech-owl
All raptors see prey with sharp eyes (notice nictitating membrane which acts like a wiper blade)
All raptors see prey with sharp eyes (notice nictitating membrane which acts like a wiper blade)		 All raptors catch prey with sharp talons
All raptors catch prey with sharp talons		 All raptors eat prey with sharp beak
All raptors eat prey with sharp beak		 Many have their breathing tube at front of mouth so they can breathe while eating (Red-shouldered Hawk)
Many have their breathing tube at front of mouth so they can breathe while eating (Red-shouldered Hawk)
OC Bird of Prey Center takes in lots of injured raptors and successfully rehabilitates them back to the wild
OC Bird of Prey Center takes in lots of injured raptors and successfully rehabilitates them back to the wild		 Thanks to Dr Scott Weldy and Dr. Krause for their expertise
Thanks to Dr Scott Weldy and Dr. Krause for their expertise		 Red-tailed Hawk flying free in Orange County
Red-tailed Hawk flying free in Orange County		 Send your donations to OC Bird of Prey Center to make this possible!
Send your donations to OC Bird of Prey Center to make this possible!

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Pamela Phillips 13-Aug-2012 16:12
Trude,

Can never, ever get enough photos of raptors (but must admit to a bit of disappointment that there were no turkey vultures in the group). What a wonderful thing to do--and thanks for the heads-up about the donations (and many, many thanks for your pictures-- raptors are truly the rock stars of the bird world).
Guest 13-Aug-2012 14:35
Thank you Trude! I have some gift-giving to do in August, and making donations in the recipients' honors will be the perfect prey present. Your photos and captions are magnificent!
Trude13-Aug-2012 04:54
For a sponsorship form, go tohttp://serranoanimalandbirdhospital.com/custom_content/c_213706_orange_county_bird_of_prey_center.html
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