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	<title>Return to the Wild: A hospital for birds of prey in the Hills O’ Brown County, Indiana</title>
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		<title>Red-tailed Hawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RTTW&#8217;s secretary Dom launches a Red-tailed hawk on a test flight to see if it&#8217;s time to be released.  The creance (leash) keeps the bird from flying away.  Once we&#8217;re sure everything&#8217;s ok, the bird is returned to the wild!]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Screech Owls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These two nestlings are Eastern Screech Owls.  The tree they were nesting in was cut down.  Their 3 siblings sadly died from the accident, but these two are doing well and will be released in the fall.]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/165</link>
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		<title>Barn Owl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RTTW welcomes its newest resident, a beautiful representative of the species Tyto alba pratincola, the North American barn owl.   Barn owls were once common in North America, but they need winter protection.  With so many barns and other rural structures being razed for land development, their numbers have decreased dramatically in the Midwest.   This owl [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/160</link>
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		<title>Mowgli, Great Horned Owl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mowgli is a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) who came to RTTW as a young bird which had imprinted on humans.  She is not releasable because in the wild she will seek out a human and not an owl for a mate. Mowgli greets visitors with a hearty owl hoot, and is doing very well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/153</link>
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		<title>Taki, Eurasian Eagle Owl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bubo bubo This beautiful owl is a member of the largest owl species on earth! She is 30 inches long and weighs nearly 7 pounds (compared to our bald ealge that weighs about nine pounds!). She was captive bred for education. Her species hails from continental Eurasia. This photo was taken when she was only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abby, Harris&#8217; Hawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parabuteo unicinctus Abby is a retired falconry bird. She is unable to hunt because of a foot injury. She is a large girl, weighing in at 38 oz., and her favorite food is gutted quail. A favorite of falconer&#8217;s, they are a great hunting partner as they are one of the few raptor species that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Red, Red-tailed Hawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buteo jamaicensis Also known as the Gentle Giant, this four pounder is our most gentle bird. In addition to being an education bird and foster mother, she is also a grand stable mate: we often place our most nervous red-tailed patients with her for calming and reassurance. As a youngster she was hit by a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/93</link>
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		<title>Bailey, Red-tailed Hawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buteo jamaicensis Bailey has been with us since she was about eight weeks old. She suffered a broken wing that healed badly at the elbow while still in the nest. She was found starving to death beneath the nest and has not been hungry since! She weighs 3 1/2 pounds, is a workhorse of our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/91</link>
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		<title>Gumbo, Rough-legged Hawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buteo lagopus This buoyant species is seen in the US only during winter when they migrate to warmer climes from their breeding territory in the sub-arctic tundra. They are pan arctic in range and are named for being booted, a term for having feathers all the way down the leg to the top of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/89</link>
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		<title>Zulu, African Augur Buzzard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buteo rufofuscus augur By far our most vocal bird, Zulu charms each audience with her species contact call. This red-tailed hawk differs from our North American version by having much larger wings that enable augurs to navigate the thin-aired habitat of the east African mountain ranges (as high as 17,000 feet!) with ease and grace. [...]]]></description>
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