At Last !

After living at IBR since February, COPPERFIELD is finally able to fly free. Because of two broken fingers this beautiful immature male Rough-legged Hawk wasn't ready for their migration to above the Arctic Circle in northern Canada. Therefore he had to be summered over in the hawk barn. And I had to wait until roughies had been spotted in this area before I could release him. Just this past week a few have been seen making this long overdue release possible.