I spend quite a bit of time picking up injured birds of prey
for treatment at the Raptors' Clinic in Saint-Hyacinthe, Qc.
As a reward, I often get the honour of releasing a rehabilitated raptor.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/dcd4430f-3b29-4cc4-9c84-3aaf597d5c1c_rw_1920.png?h=d24546fe23f27be2a78bbf2e701a4f6e)
![Snowy Owl Release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/4d6bfeb4-5a40-4bde-8320-1c8382dee216_rw_1920.jpg?h=f361b2e86ea755a72bce4e221777505c)
Snowy Owl Release
![14 year-old female gets a 2nd chance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/a1932c95-4e61-463e-a80e-c12e0ea0e7f4_rw_1920.jpg?h=813a90fcca1b4b1177b3c128d50498b4)
14 year-old female gets a 2nd chance
![Snowy Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/34821f8c-625d-47f7-85ce-1ccf5df1721d_rw_1200.jpg?h=eb9958e9302bd5c9b1aaa86e49860de8)
Snowy Owl
![Snow Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/e434d543-1dff-4adb-b064-964ef998138c_rw_1200.jpg?h=3f84686837dc8af6a7d9d867dda03636)
Snow Owl
![Juvenile Bald Eagle Release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/9e4c2299-0378-4f63-8e2d-459b83d9b5cb_rw_1200.jpg?h=eb29f9a74ab8c03c9512349ba823b4c8)
Juvenile Bald Eagle Release
![Cooper's Hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/cbc99419-4d4c-4c3b-84af-811a7ae90e66_rw_1200.jpg?h=48404b460d22e39876b8f1143a92414a)
Cooper's Hawk
![Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/4e63ba2e-94a5-4fdc-b9b5-d54b8da8a1d9_rw_1920.jpg?h=97ea5b4fcf03343690cbdc464b82d5ea)
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
![Red-tail Hawk Release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/12f286bd-0646-4d7b-8b43-0a88997f607b_rw_1920.jpg?h=27ebaed195134682db3f037815643b1d)
Red-tail Hawk Release
![Juvenile Saw-whet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/97fe5523-860b-489e-9ab0-f874b57e4d11_rw_1200.jpg?h=dda07ce528ff31105c0511e9989705f3)
Juvenile Saw-whet
![Baby Great Horned Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/00e4e9a1-04c8-4d5a-9a5c-4a51d0eb7c7b_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d8fdaf73468e7e32b5b3cc0d71a3572)
Baby Great Horned Owl
![Saw-whet Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/1edd529c-46d7-4a0e-b493-464201dd262d_rw_1920.jpg?h=4cd1d2fcf2128a2048bfeead81c6ae4c)
Saw-whet Owl
![Red-Shoulder Hawk nest reintroduction](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/e51422f1-5b2d-4bcc-9e5d-39ee96b79d88_rw_3840.jpg?h=18331ce49b8f2cd5c04e32ab44b9a520)
Red-Shoulder Hawk nest reintroduction
Broad-shoulder Hawk
Snowy
Snowy
Snowy
Snowy
Snowy
Snowy
![Merlin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/e0448c2a-c36c-4841-b145-2c3a8190e656_rw_1920.jpg?h=d24ce568c30d31a1a8a21b2e56f743d7)
Merlin
![Juvenile Peregrine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/5e7ec1c7-4d7a-4da1-bdc0-c0c4a00a6d49_rw_1920.jpg?h=2444edb4fe971eb173f7f5d467964329)
Juvenile Peregrine
![Juvenile Peregrine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/110935c5-02c7-4227-b708-3941217870d4_rw_1920.jpg?h=d20a7a1f2bb7334a9af3b27338414769)
Juvenile Peregrine
![Kestrel release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/73a11676-1012-4151-a810-1408421f9d0a_rw_1920.jpg?h=043edbf0b618182535d642cdc998952b)
Kestrel release
![Juvenile Peregrine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/ac1b6ebb-05fd-403b-b9ee-2738a290e77e_rw_1920.jpg?h=229425f5716d131c4b884ff50d3212d8)
Juvenile Peregrine
![Cooper's Hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/13d70a7b-021b-4793-a1af-b90930397086_rw_1920.png?h=abab07845c94bee81d70e15de876cba7)
Cooper's Hawk
![Merlin Ambulance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/3747adfd-6f29-4ba5-b836-01bcc775b8ad_rw_3840.jpg?h=d569c84797746c1964845d61c3d0fcfa)
Merlin Ambulance
![Snowy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/4deb36bf-6aa3-4464-8f8f-b8385e878f33_rw_3840.jpg?h=241cd4e50097fb19874157cd3d0fbea7)
Snowy
![Merlin Release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/861fd22d-169b-4181-99b5-bd5282fb2b8c_rw_3840.jpg?h=ac576c4db31d8046ea7729e4b11fdd2e)
Merlin Release
![Merlin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/e651dc35-e3e8-4ff4-ba31-fcd931412c2c_rw_1920.jpg?h=4d8d5f2c5bb1f746e62a69e5371798e7)
Merlin
![Juvenile Peregrine 1st flight. Window collision](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/4a478059-e3a6-4f4e-8b44-015ce3dcb982_rw_1920.jpg?h=670e5249eae5be87b9fd6ee23371c791)
Juvenile Peregrine 1st flight. Window collision
![Snowy Emergency](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/3f5362ab-b2cc-4dee-a1ad-913c17984134_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd6a7f2421bc37cb619c6ad6ba776384)
Snowy Emergency
![Red-shouldered Hawk Release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/4fc3ac4b-7474-47a0-b0cd-75340e17bd79_rw_1920.jpg?h=d5931b3e7ce46ee23bcbc23cc23f5fc0)
Red-shouldered Hawk Release
![Merlin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/064dd630-87e9-464f-b3c7-e15842d4ab00_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae9f67c72589a7403988cc30aff534b7)
Merlin
![Snowy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/c3a05fc9-e7a0-4cea-a798-4daa306cb47c_rw_1920.jpg?h=db107e5909599c02c56e5ba26c960110)
Snowy
![Snowy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/4c10bd03-ef4d-4d7d-919d-df0ec2226f8f_rw_1920.jpg?h=55bde76b1dbc1e9a663ef5dc7ae14212)
Snowy
![Red Tail Hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/aa140211-278e-4728-aba9-252921ea4fb6_rw_1920.jpg?h=9fd97e97f5306de4125bd898e6ce917b)
Red Tail Hawk
![Red Tail Hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/17ee5415-7407-4ebe-8bbc-dc79d7d8d63a_rw_1920.jpg?h=cad5cc4d8042412047def1ff021c2f23)
Red Tail Hawk
![Juvenile Bald Eagle Release](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/ff622a80-49dc-482b-ad0f-5ed35e92390e_rw_3840.jpg?h=1e5e2360442e1ad959cd7d10469d4cb1)
Juvenile Bald Eagle Release
![Spirit the feamle Peregrine 2nd chance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/57e0a749-a2da-4781-82d6-df69a26fb3ea_rw_3840.jpg?h=eacfb768007c796ca92d5df091be4199)
Spirit the feamle Peregrine 2nd chance
![Boreal Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/29b671d0-e288-4859-9a2c-760b54b84291/ae528474-f700-4daa-b5ab-b66b00f44d2f_rw_1920.jpg?h=67543e07838da04dd33c5d46a15f642c)