Swainson’s on the Mend

American Kestrels are fledging now and sometimes they need some extra help like this young one.  They eat spiders, moths, cicadas and grasshoppers to name just a small portion of their diet, which is a good reason not to spray pesticides. Mike and the kestrel exchange information at intake.

  Recovered from its injuries, this Sandhill crane was released in wetlands area from which it came.

It’s expensive to provide nutritional food particularly for raptors. Consider the “donate to our cause” link above to help Evelyn with feeding costs for the variety of birds at DVWR.

After months and months of care and learning to hunt for themselves numerous owls were released back into the wild.