Recovery & Releases at DVWR
An open neck wound on the grebe is healing nicely.

Before flight, the hawk chatted with Evelyn.



An open neck wound on the grebe is healing nicely.

Before flight, the hawk chatted with Evelyn.



Seen in the daytime more often than other owls, it was a brief stay for this Short-eared Owl.
A baby Great Horned Owl is receiving care at DVWR along with the bunnies.
Aside from the more familiar sparrows, ducks, owls, & hawks, a Eared Grebe is currently in residence.
This Cooper’s Hawk nestling is growing in size and appetite!
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.