Rescueing A Red Tail

Bird Rehabbing
Last winter while on my morning walk, I discovered an injured red tailed hawk. I called a local bird rehabilitator who's husband came to get the bird. He approached with a large net as the bird sat motionless. .
Much to my relief, the bird offered no resistance and he wrapped it in a towel to contain it.

A closer look at its face

The sharp talons

In you go, back to the bird sanctuary

I spoke to the bird rehabilitator several days later to see how the hawk was doing. She said the bird appeared to be a female juvenile who had an infection, probably from a bite from prey such as a squirrel. She had some blood & fluid seeping from one eye and had to be hand fed for a few days. At first she didn't hold her head quite right, but improved to feeding herself bits of mice. After several weeks of monitoring she was moved outdoors to a flight cage. When she recovered completely she was released back here at the ranch.