Last time you found out who I was now lets get to the important part who the birds are!!!

This beautiful lady is Sadie.  She is an Adult Red Tail Hawk as you can might be able to tell by her red tail.  She came to Raptors Roost this spring from Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation in Joelton Tennessee.  Her story is amazing.  In the Winter of 2013 Sadie was hit by a car.  Luckily a kind person found her and took her to Walden's Puddle where she had a broken shoulder and seemed to suffer from Vertigo.  Because of their high metabolisim she healed well from her shoulder injury but not well enough to hunt for herself in the wild.  She now has a home here.  She loves to sun herself in the afternoon sunlight and she greatly enjoys each mealtime.  She typically eats quail, rodents, squirrels and maybe the occasional rabbit.  She weighs in at over 1200 grams (3 pounds).  

Red Tail Hawks are Diurnal Hunters, which means they hunt during the day.  It takes three creature features to make a bird a raptor.  First is their incredible eye sight.  Sadie can see a mouse about 100 feet away on normal day.  Second all raptors have a sharp strong beak to break thru skin with and lastly they have sharp talons.  All raptors are carnivores.  

Sadie has been a wonderful Education Bird.  She has taken to my glove well and doesn't mind being on display.  Even around nosiy children she does well!! Sometimes we even think she is posing for photos.

Well I am off to feed my feathered friends this evening hope you will continue to follow our lives here at the Roost.  Next time I will introduce you to a cute nocturnal raptor of ours!! Take care and get outside and explore!!!