Upon photographing a broken-winged hawk on the Eastern Shore in Stevensville, MD during a trip home, I contacted the local papers and my photos ended up on the cover of The Evening Capital Newspaper. Story by Pamela Wood, Staff Writer, The Capital / hometownannapolis.com
An injured red-tailed hawk has a second chance at life thanks to some quick-thinking witnesses, a skilled bird handler and a bird-rescue organization.
The bird, with a mangled left wing, was spotted on the side of Route 8 near Batts Neck Road in Stevensville on Wednesday afternoon.
Kent Island resident Stephen Reverand, who is a licensed falconer, got a call from his friend, Chris Bird, about the injured hawk.
"They had seen the hawk on the side of Route 8 and they knew I handle hawks. … People know people on Kent Island. They knew I am licensed to handle hawks," said Reverand, who said he works by day as a filmmaker for the National Geographic Channel.
Rest of article at http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/12/29-38/Good-Samaritans-help-injured-red-tailed-hawk.html
More info about Stephen Reverand on National Geographic website:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngt/whoswho.html
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