

Raptor talk at Caine Learning Center
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Nancy Connery, director of Sky Hunters Raptor Education and Rehabilitation Center in Alpine, made a presentation at the Caine Learning Center on Saturday. She brought with her two birds from her center, a Western screech owl and a barn owl. Above Connery is with a 2-year-old screech owl with an injured wing. Photo by Careena Chase


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