Peregrine in the Evening Light was taken in the summer of 2008. The bird was in the shadows just as it was starting to get dark. Our little male peregrine was bred in captivity and is a human imprint.
Sage the Barn Owl is by far is my favorite owl. At four days of age Sage took a ride on a hay truck and was blown off and landed in the middle of the road. She remained there until someone noticed her move. By this time she had suffered 2nd and 3rd degree sun burn all over her body and was extremely dehydrated. When she finally opened her eyes we noticed that she could not see very well to eat, resulting in her become imprinted onto humans. She is now a full grown adult bird who educated children and adults all over Washington and Oregon states.
Stryker is an adult male Saker Falcon that was purchase four years ago for commercial use and bird abatement. He no longer does the bird abatement, but he does provide many educational programs. We are hired to provide commercial work through Animal Talent Northwest.
Hurricane an adult female Harris Hawk and her falconer is Mark Flamm. She is a very beautiful bird. And sometimes will visit the educational program in support of the Raptor House Rehab Center
Lemon posing on a log. Although he is an old bird for his size, he is also one of the most requested birds to see at the Raptor House Rehab Center.
Harley the Harlans Hawk came to us with major bumble foot problems (infection in the feet with open lesions). The majority of Harlans Hawks that migrate down from Alaska and Canada are custom to eating small rodents and squirrels, when they come to the Yakima Valley they encounter the California ground squirrel and cannot control the larger size animal resulting in the bird being bitten all over the feet, toes and legs.
Merlot the American Kestrel came to us after two children playing in their back yard thought it would be cute to catch up the baby Kestrel and pull out his feathers, he still to this day had problems growing out his tail. The feathers being pulled out cause feather folical damages. He drops his tail after the feather quits growing and hard pens.
The New Display Pen that was built summer of 2008 is a future display pen for non releasable birds of prey. Jump boxes are used as a way of giving the birds shelter from the weather. After visiting the World Bird Sanctuary we decided that the jump boxes would be the answer for us to build and use for all of the educational birds to be on display and not realize that they are being viewed by many people who come to visit the center.