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CWC Releases that I've photographed | Jan. 22, 2023 |
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This page lists - in reverse chronological order - a very, very small sampling of Centre Wildlife Care (CWC) releases, but it represents the ones that I've been privileged to photograph. And I sincerely thank Robyn Graboski, director of CWC, for having me along on those.
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2023 |
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On May 19, I photographed the release of a barred owl, Bob, who had a talent for evasion. |
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On January 15 - the tenth year anniversary of my photographing CWC releases - it was the turn for Athena, a first-year bald eagle, to be released into the wilds of Pennsylvania. |
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2021 |
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On September 15, I photographed the release of the juvenile bald eagle, Eirik, who turned out to be a remarkably strong flyer. |
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Another amazing day: I had the wonderful moment of watching/photographing CWC releasing a bobcat back into the wild. |
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2020 |
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October 1 was an amazing day: CWC released two bald eagles at the same time. Brenda (a juvenile) came out of her crate first, and Starr (a 4-year-old) followed shortly thereafter. |
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Lucky, the bald eagle, had any number of mishaps, but with people and CWC helping her recovery, Lucky had a strong release flight. |
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2019 |
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Any year that has the release of a golden eagle, such as Mercury in January, is a good year. |
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2018 |
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It will be a December that I'll always remember: Photographing St. Nick, the snowy owl being returned to the wild. |
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November arrived with a change of pace: the release of a great blue heron, who I nicknamed Legs. |
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In March came the release of Phoenix, another juvenile bald eagle for whom CWC has given a second chance. |
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In February, CWC released a three-year-old bald eagle, who I named Ronny. |
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2016 |
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Toward the end of January was my first occasion to photograph the release of a golden eagle, Zeus, who was quite magnificent. |
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January 2016 started strong with the release of Teddy, an immature bald eagle. |
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2015 |
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October 2015 saw the release of Lana, an immature bald eagle. |
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2014 |
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April 21 was a busy day: three releases! The third release was of a tiny saw-whet owl. |
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The second release was, for me, an unusual one: a short-tailed shrew. Honestly, I should have had a macro lens with me. |
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The first release of April 21 involved returning two great-horned owlets back to a homemade nest. First, the nest was placed in the tree from which the owlets fell. |
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Small bird challenges on the edge of a pond continued in February, with the release of a red-necked grebe and a ruddy duck. |
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In February 2014, I had a change-of-pace photo session with the release of smaller birds: a pair of immature horned grebes. Maneuvering by the edge of a pond to get a good angle is a challenge.
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2013 |
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My second photo session, in February, for a release was with Xena, a female bald eagle. I thought, wow! two bald eagles releases in one year. |
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Canace the bald eagle was the first-ever release I had photographed, in January, and I have him on two pages: release and first flight. |