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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>Buckshot’s Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes things turn out for the best despite everything.   In the world of wildlife rehab, you just have to prepare for the worst: some animals cannot be saved and either die of their own accord, or must be humanely euthanized.   That is indeed a sad outcome, but one which is nevertheless always a possibility.  But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/210</link>
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		<title>Our Patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here you&#8217;ll see a few of our patients.  We have a lot of youngsters in the spring and summer, perhaps because they&#8217;ve fallen from a nest in a storm, or the result of a logging operation or building demolition.  At all times in the year we take in adults that have been struck by cars, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/197</link>
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		<title>Boudreault, eastern screech owl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Megascops asio Bujee, for short, is a special little owl.  He is neotonized, which means that although he is an adult, he retains physical and behavioral traits of a nestling.  His head is large for his body, his wings are too short for much flying, and overall he is about 25% smaller than other screech [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/172</link>
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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>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/168</link>
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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.   His name is Oberon. 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 [...]]]></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>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/97</link>
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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>
		<link>http://returntothewild.org/archives/95</link>
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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>
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