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Hawk Rescue

Steve transported a red-tail hawk to the Northwest Raptor Center in Sequim. The bird apparently approached a man on foot while he was out working in his field, and he picked it up and put it in one of his chicken coops. He fed the hawk raw elk meat until it could be transported to a rehabilitation facility. There looks to be an old injury on one of the hawk's legs, preventing him from opening his talon without considerable pain -- possibly a gunshot injury. The bird is old and in poor condition, but may recover. At the very least, he will pass under the care of the staff at the Raptor Center, and not in a soggy field in the rain.

Posted on February 13, 2007