Valerie Castanza didn’t imagine she would be working with raptors when she started to volunteer at the Montgomery Zoo almost two decades ago.
Instead, Castanza thought she would be far from the claws of hawks and feeding raw food to vultures and more.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education of Eclectic has several displays including this from a a red-tail hawk.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a screech owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a red-tail hawk that had its wing amputated after being shot. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a red-tail hawk that had its wing amputated after being shot. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic presents a reading program on raptors at the Eclectic Public Library summer reading program.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education of Eclectic has several displays including this from a a red-tail hawk.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a screech owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a barred owl at the Eclectic Library Summer Reading program. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a red-tail hawk that had its wing amputated after being shot. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza holds a red-tail hawk that had its wing amputated after being shot. Castanza is with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic.
PHOTOS: Eclectic's Raptor Ridge brings raptors to library program
Cliff Williams / The Herald Valerie Castanza with Raptor Ridge Wildlife Education in Eclectic presents a reading program on raptors at the Eclectic Public Library summer reading program.
