Raptors

[mjs1973]

I took all these pics at a Birds of Prey show today put on by the Raptor Education Group. The pics are really grainy because I had to shoot at ISO 1600 as the auditorium was very dark. All of these birds, except the bald eagle, have suffered injuries that have prevented them from being able to be released back into the wild. The Turkey Vulture, Morrie, was trapped in a building that was on fire and sufferd from smoke inhalation and badly burned feet. The smoke inhalation cause some bad scaring on Morrie's lungs. The Western Red Tailed Hawk, Juliet, was shot. Her scpula(sp) has been wired together so she can't sustain flight for very long.