"bird release"

#13211418

18 January 2026

Mrs. Q, a crested caracara with a permanent wing injury, gets exercise during an open house at the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida, on January 17, 2026. The facility rehabilitates injured raptors, releases healthy ones back to the wild, and provides a permanent home for those who would not survive on their own.

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#13211419

18 January 2026

Mrs. Q, a crested caracara with a permanent wing injury, gets exercise during an open house at the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida, on January 17, 2026. The facility rehabilitates injured raptors, releases healthy ones back to the wild, and provides a permanent home for those who would not survive on their own.

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#13211420

18 January 2026

Mrs. Q, a crested caracara with a permanent wing injury, gets exercise during an open house at the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida, on January 17, 2026. The facility rehabilitates injured raptors, releases healthy ones back to the wild, and provides a permanent home for those who would not survive on their own.

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#13211421

18 January 2026

Mrs. Q, a crested caracara with a permanent wing injury, gets exercise during an open house at the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida, on January 17, 2026. The facility rehabilitates injured raptors, releases healthy ones back to the wild, and provides a permanent home for those who would not survive on their own.

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#12852293

12 October 2025

A staff member at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center holds a Crested Caracara during a public demonstration at the center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852299

12 October 2025

A barred owl is seen during a public demonstration at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852300

12 October 2025

A barred owl is seen during a public demonstration at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852302

12 October 2025

A great horned owl is seen during a public demonstration at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852303

12 October 2025

An osprey is seen during a public demonstration at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852304

12 October 2025

A great horned owl is seen during a public demonstration at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852305

12 October 2025

A bald eagle is seen during a public demonstration at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852294

12 October 2025

Adam Taylor, a staff member at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center, holds a red-tailed hawk during a public demonstration at the center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852296

12 October 2025

Paula Ashby, a staff member at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center, holds a barred owl during a public demonstration at the center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12852298

12 October 2025

Nicole Jones, a staff member at the nonprofit Avian Reconditioning Center, is with a bald eagle during a public demonstration at the center in Apopka, Florida. The Avian Reconditioning Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned birds of prey, releases healthy raptors back to the wild, and provides permanent homes for those that cannot survive on their own.

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#12406599

25 May 2025

Gold Country Avian Studies (GCAS) conducts bird banding and data collection for the Empire Mine Bird Monitoring Program while hosting an adaptive workshop for members of the Sierra Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Grass Valley, Calif., on May 10, 2025. Nelson (2nd from R) guides members in releasing a bird back into its habitat.

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#12406600

25 May 2025

Gold Country Avian Studies (GCAS) conducts bird banding and data collection for the Empire Mine Bird Monitoring Program while hosting an adaptive workshop for members of the Sierra Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Grass Valley, Calif., on May 10, 2025. Nelson (2nd from R) guides members in releasing a bird back into its habitat.

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