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Wild versus Captive Birds in Photography – Keeping it Real, Keeping it Honest

By Mia McPherson|January 18th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Peregrine Falcons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, captive, education bird, ethics, Falco peregrinus, falcon, falcon images, falcons, HawkWatch, Hawkwatch International, misleading, Peregrine Falcon, rescue bird|

I've made it clear on my post about Galileo and in this post about Goose that they are education birds and in my photo galleries I have included this symbol (C) to indicate they are captive birds.

My Visit with Galileo the Short-eared Owl at HawkWatch International

By Mia McPherson|January 12th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, education bird, Galileo, HawkWatch, Hawkwatch International, low light, male, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, rescue bird, Short-eared Owl|

Galileo will be an education bird at HawkWatch International and he will help show people, young and old, in class rooms and community centers the importance of having owls and other raptors in our environment.