"Return to the Sky" - Bush Wildlife Flight Trainers" A rehabilitated hawk, lifts from the gloved hand of its trainer - a moment where care meets instinct, and freedom remembers its way home. At Bush Wildlife Sanctuary, compassion has a human heart and love of wings. Bush Wildlife Flight Trainer, Jupiter Florida
The Moment of Release" A barn owl sweeps into open air, guided by trust and patiences. For the flight trainers at Bush Wildlife, this is the reward - to see the wild healed, and returned to the wind where it belongs. Bush Wildlife Fight Trainers"
'The Teachers" In the amphitheater at Bush Wildlife Sanctuary, lessons take flight. A barn owl, one of the sanctuary's ambassadors, perches in calm trust as children look on - learning that every animal and every wing has a purpose, lifelong caring begins with kids curiosity about what surrounds them. At Bush Wildlife Sanctuary, every ambassador carries a message - to see, respect, and protect the wild that lives among us.
"Silver Streak" Arctic terns are skilled divers. The spring from the water with a prize bite size fish. They are the ultimate travel enthusiast logging 50,000 miles each year. Average flight speed 21-31 MPH. Portland Maine
"Night Listener" A barred owl holds the dusk, eyes full of quiet knowing. They are nocturnal, but can bee seen and heard during overcast days. They are famous for their hoot call which sounds like "who cooks for you." Riverbend Park Jupiter Florida
"Shoreline Sentinels" Two oyster catchers pace the tideline, bright bills made for shell and surf. Portland Maine
"Day One" A sandhill crane chick, only a day old, rises unsteady into a lifetime of migration and sky. Palm Beach Gardens Florida
"Mouth of the Nest" A mother cormorant feeds its chick, a moment of wild devotion written in beak and hunger. Wakodahatchee Wetlands Florida
"Eyes of Hunger" An egret chick stretches towards its mom beak, instinct and survival guiding every fragile breath. Wakodahatchee Wetlands Florida
"Patience in the Nest" Among the tangled branches, egret chicks wait - fragile, fierce and always hungry. Wakodahatchee Wetlands Florida
"Double trouble siblings" Great Horned owlet siblings strike a pose. To learn flight they jump around the nest, and begin to venture out which is called branching. These two are waiting for their parents to come back with fresh meat for breakfast. Cypress Creek Natural Area, Jupiter Florida
"Plumage of HOPE" Great Egrets were once near extinction. Their feathers coveted for fashion. Thanks to conservation efforts - these graceful birds have returned to our wetlands. A to keep hope - and protect what we love. Wakodahatchee Wetlands Florida
"Unfolding Into Light A quiet reminder that every new day unfolds one gentle movement at a time.