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    Upon leaving the Raptor Center I spotted this hawk on the MacBride recreation area sign.
    The Macbride Raptor Project is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of Iowa's raptors and their natural habitats. Their goals are the rehabilitation of sick and injured raptors, educational programs for the public and field research of Iowa's native birds of prey.
 http://recserv.uiowa.edu/Apps/Programs/MacbrideRaptorProject.aspx

Today was my lucky day!  I was invited to enter the flight and rehabilitation section of the Raptor Center to photograph this Kestrel as he was prepared to be taken back to the location he was found and released.  What an honor this was for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
    American Kestrel, North America’s littlest falcon.
 This male Kestrel was rescued by the University of Iowa Raptor Center.  Today he was released near the location that he was discovered.
 http://recserv.uiowa.edu/Apps/Programs/MacbrideRaptorProject.aspx