Featured Taking flight in Eclectic: Raptor Ridge provides to learn about raptors up close Cliff Williams Cliff Williams Staff Writer Author email Jul 14, 2023 Jul 14, 2023 Updated Aug 8, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDA2?m“(96? x DE2CE65 G@=F?E66C:?8 2E E96 K@@ `d E@ `e J62CD :? E96 65F42E:@? 56A2CE>6?E[ x E9@F89E x H@F=5 =:<6 E96 4FE6 2?5 4F55=J 3FE 8C2G:E2E65 E@H2C5D C2AE@CD[” r2DE2?K2 D2:5] “x =@G6 E96D6 8FJD] x =@G6 E96:C A@H6C 2?5 AC6D6?46]”k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m$96 2=D@ G@=F?E66C65 2E E96 pF3FC? &?:G6CD:EJ #2AE@C r6?E6C]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mu2DE 7@CH2C5 E@ E@52J 2?5 r2DE2?K2 92D D:I C2AE@CD — 2 C65\E2:=65 92H<[ 2 D4C6649 @H=[ 2 32CC65 @H=[ EH@ 8C62E 9@C?65 @H=D 2?5 2 3=24< GF=EFC6 2D A2CE @7 96C #2AE@C #:586 (:=5=:76 t5F42E:@?] %96 :562 @7 E96 65F42E:@? AC@8C2> DE2CE65 2D D96 2?5 96C 9FD32?5 p?E9@?J H6C6 =@@<:?8 7@C AC@A6CEJ E@ 3FJ] %96J =:G65 :? |@?E8@>6CJ 3FE H6C6 H2?E:?8 E@ >@G6 @FE @7 E@H?] }:?6 J62CD 28@ E96 r2DE2?K2D 7@F?5 AC@A6CEJ :? t4=64E:4]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“(96? x D2H :E[ x <?6H H92E :E 4@F=5 36[” r2DE2?K2 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m%96 4@FA=6 >@G65 E@ t4=64E:4 7F== E:>6 :? |2C49 a_aa]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“(6 D@=5 @FC 9@FD6 :? |@?E8@>6CJ[” r2DE2?K2 D2:5] “x H@F=5?’E 8@ 324< E96C6 :7 x 5:5?’E H@C< E96C6] x 92G6 2 7F== E:>6 ;@3]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m#2AE@C #:586 2?5 :ED G@=F?E66CD 5@ 65F42E:@?2= AC@8C2>D :? E96 2C62] r2DE2?K2 5@6D 2D >2?J 2D D96 42? 3FE 5FC:?8 E96 H66< 42? 36 492==6?8:?8 H:E9 D4965F=6D]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mx? 255:E:@? E@ 65F42E:@?[ r2DE2?K2 =:<6D E@ 96=A 2?J 3:C5[ 6DA64:2==J C2AE@CD[ 3FE D96 42?’E 42C6 7@C E96 :?:E:2= EC62E>6?E @7 E96 :?;FC:6D]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“x H:== 96=A H:E9 EC2?DA@CE[” r2DE2?K2 D2:5] “x 8F6DD x 5@ C6D4F6 3FE ?@E E96 C6923] x 5@ G@=F?E66C H@C< H:E9 pF3FC? C2AE@C 46?E6C @? E96 C6923]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mr2DE2?K2 D2:5 :E :D ?62C=J :>A@DD:3=6 E@ 86E :?;FC65 C2AE@CD 96=A 4FCC6?E=J 3642FD6 @7 E96 3:C5 7=F]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mp?E9@?J :D ECJ:?8 E@ 5@ 9:D A2CE 369:?5 E96 D46?6D 3J 3F:=5:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 6?4=@DFC6D 7@C E96 C2AE@CD] %9@D6 6?4=@DFC6D :?4=F56 DA64:2= A6C496D 7@C 6249 @7 96C 5:776C6?E 3:C5D] u@C :?DE2?46[ E96 C65\E2:= 92H<’D A6C496D 2C6 =@H6C E@ E96 8C@F?5 3642FD6 @7 E96 2>AFE2E65 H:?8]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“w6 42? 9@A FA 3FE 96 42?’E 7=J[” '2=6C:6 r2DE2?K2 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mr2DE2?K2 9@A6D E@ 5@ >@C6 :? E96 7FEFC6 6DA64:2==J 27E6C D96 C6E:C6D 7C@> H@C< :? 23@FE D6G6? J62CD]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“%96 8@2= :D H96? x C6E:C6[ E9:D H:== 36 >J E9:?8 E@ <66A >6 3FDJ[” r2DE2?K2 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m&?E:= E96? r2DE2?K2 H:== <66A 8@:?8 E@ 2D >2?J =:3C2CJ AC@8C2>D 2D D96 42? E@ D92C6 96C EH@ =@G6D]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“|J 8@2= :D E@ 7@DE6C 2 =@G6 7@C C625:?8 2?5 2E D2>6 E:>6 56G6=@A 2? 2AAC64:2E:@? 7@C H:=5=:76[” r2DE2?K2 D2:5] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m k^DA2?mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Bird Of Prey Red-tailed Hawk Vertebrate Zoology Animals Predatory Animals Ornithology Ornithurae Birds Of Prey Birds Feathered Dinosaurs Zoology Holarctic Birds Euornithes Carnivorous Animals Owls Nocturnal Animals Fauna Of The Holarctic Realm Birds Of The Americas Cliff Williams Staff Writer Author email Follow Cliff Williams Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Herald e-Edition Wetumpka Herald Wetumpka Herald Most Popular The Herald Fans Choice Player of the Week Father sentenced to 20 years for causing death of an infant Eclectic mayor’s race challenge over residency still ongoing Holtville can’t keep up with lower class Maplesville The Herald Fans Choice Player of the Week Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 68° 68° / 66° 8 AM 68° 9 AM 73° 10 AM 76° 11 AM 79° 12 PM 81°
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