8 October 07
Red-shouldered Hawk
I’ve been hearing a red-shouldered hawk calling in the morning and went over to the Raptor Center at lunch again today to draw one.
This individual’s name is Mishka. He was rescued at 2-3 days old in 1996, having been blown out of a nest; they fed him with a glove to try and avoid imprinting, but learned fairly quickly that he had adhesion in his right eye — probably the result of hitting his head when he fell. A one-eyed raptor can’t make it in the wild, so this one does the rounds of schools and so on, teaching the public about hawks.
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wonderful drawing!
Did Mishka wear an eye patch on “Talk Like a Pirate Day” last month?
I’ll have to see if the Raptor Center will come to my school in Vacaville for a presentation. The students would love it! Thanks!!!
Thanks, Greg. I’ll be sure to ask about the eye patch next time I’m over there. But they’d definitely be up for a school presentation in Vacaville, so please contact them!