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Click on any of the three photos below to view a slideshow of the bird in the photo. View in Full Screen for best results. Photos can also be viewed individually by clicking on a photo located at the bottom of the slideshow viewer.

 
 
   Eagle Dump
Bald Eagle Slide Show
Hawk on Roof Osprey
Red Shouldered Hawk Slide Show
Osprey Slide Show

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Eagle Flgiht 1 Eagle Perched CGP
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
County Eagle Left Perch Two Eagles
Eagle Takeoff
Mom & Dad Eagle
County Eagle Landing Eaglet Exercising
Bald Eagle Looking for a Perch
Eaglet Exercising
Eagle Fish Eagle Landing at Nest
Eagle Bringing Home Dinner
Eagle Landing with Fish
Eagle at nest with fish Eagle Head Frame
Eagle Landing with Fish
Bald Eagle
Immature Eagle 3 Immature Eagle 4
Immature Bald Eagle
Immature Bald Eagle
State Park Eagle Red Tail Hawk
Eagle Flying Near the Mississippi
Red Tail Hawk
Canadian Geese  Female Mallard Cleared to Land
Canadian Geese
Female Mallard
Young Male Mallard Male Goldfinch
Mallard
Male Goldfinch
Female Goldfinch Purple Finch
Female Goldfinch
House Finch
Indigo Blue Bunting Merlin Falcon
Indigo Blue Bunting
Merlin Falcon
Bluejay Texas Cardinal
Bluejay
Northern Cardinal
Autumn Bluejay Fuzzy Jay
Autumn Bluejay 
Fuzzy Bluejay
Female Hummingbird Male Blackbird
Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Male Red Wing Blackbird
Great Blue Heron Bluejay Maplt
Great Blue Heron
Bluejay
Florida Grackle Sandhill Crane LBD
Male Boat-Tailed Grackle
Sandhill Crane
Rusty Blackbird Great Blue Heron in Flight
Female Boat-Tailed Grackle
Great Blue Heron in Flight
Red Breasted Grosbeak Immature Red Breasted Grosbeak
Red Breasted Grosbeak
Immature Red Breasted Grosbeak
Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Color
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey With Color
Texas Egret  
Texas Egret
  

The following photo's were taken at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha MN.

Every year, hundreds of eagles and other birds of prey are injured due to natural or human causes. The lucky ones are found and brought to places like the Raptor Center of the University of Minnesota where their injuries are treated. Most are released back into the wild, but some cannot fly or hunt for themselves. Those special birds find protection at places like the National Eagle Center. Here, they help us understand raptor ecology and how such a powerful bird is threatened by human actions.

NEC Photo

Click on the above picture to visit the National Eagle Center web site

 

 
 
 
Columbia’s Story
Bridgette & Columbia

Columbia Eats a Rat

 

Lecturing to the NEC visitors with Columbia and also shown eating a rat                 

On December 31st, 2001, Columbia was feeding on a dead Deer by the side of the road near Dunbar, Wisconsin when a van struck her. Columbia's wing was broken near the shoulder and she was taken to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center. Doctors also discovered that she had a small amount of lead in her blood.
After surgery and physical therapy she was still unable to fly, so she was transferred to the National Eagle Center in January of 2003. She was named in memory of the crew lost in the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy.

 

 Angel's Story

Angel 

Angel

In July of 1999 Angel was a fledgling hanging out on the ground near the nest in which she probably hatched several months earlier. A bone in her left wing had broken and healed improperly, so she could not fly. She probably survived by eating fish scraps that fell from nearby Heron nests.
She was taken to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, but after surgery her muscles were still to damaged for her to be released. She came to the National Eagle Center in March of 2000, and a fourth grade student gave her the name of “Angel”.
               
Columbia Posing

Columbia


                                                                            
Columbia Outside

Columbia on her perch outdoors





Angel Tethered


Angel




Golden Donald


Donald a Golden Eagle





 
                                      
                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
            
                
     
 
Harriet's Story
On April 4th, 1998, Harriet was hit by a vehicle near Woodruff, Wisconsin. She had several injuries to the left side of her body, so she was brought to the U of M Raptor Center.
After treatment, she still could not fly due to arthritis and damage to her shoulder muscles that caused her left wing to droop. The accident also led to deformed feather growth, so part of her left wing tip was removed. She arrived at the National Eagle Center in March of 2000, and a 1st grader named her “Harriet.”
Harriet was unavailable for photos while we were at the National Eagle Center. She was in New York City getting ready for an appearance on the Today Show.

 

Was’aka’s Story

Wa'saka an immature Eagle

  Was'saka an immature Bald Eagle    

Was’aka, our first male Bald Eagle, was found as a fledgling in Jacksonville, Florida. He had a tumor on his left eyelid that has since been removed. He is now blind in his left eye.
Although originally called “Ari,” the name Was’aka was chosen for him by voting visitors at Civic Fest in St. Paul. Was’aka means “strength” in Dakota. Other choices were Franklin, North Star and Apollo.  Was'aka joined our education department in April 2009

 

Donald's Story

Donald a Golden Eagle

 Donald--a Golden Eagle     

Donald, a Golden Eagle, was hit by a car near the town of Placeville CA. His right wing broke in two places. The California Raptor Center could not mend his wing for flight. So now he is a “member” of the education department.
Donald is named for the Donald Weesner Foundation, which provided funding to bring him here. He hatched in 2002 or earlier and arrived at the National Eagle Center in January of 2008.