The Raptor Center

The Raptor Center

“ This is such a lovely day. ” A woman was with her neighbors. They were having a party on the roof of their apartment building. A man smiled. “ I’m glad we got rid of that smelly hawk’s nest. ” Another neighbor grinned. “ Our building is much nicer now. ”

Kee, kee! A winged figure swooped down from the sky. “ Ahh! ” The woman screamed. “ Cool! ” Jack said. “ Vultures! ” Roxy and her friends were at the Metro City Raptor Center. The center had lots of raptors in large cages.

A woman walked over. She wore a name tag that read Robin. “ Those are turkey vultures, ” Robin said. “ Vultures are a type of raptor. Raptors are birds that hunt other animals. ” “ Why are they here?” Mara asked. “ Those vultures got injured, ” Robin said.

“ We helped them get better. Soon we’ll release them back into the wild. ” Robin led everyone to another large cage. “ This is Perry. He’s a peregrine falcon. Perry’s wing is broken. We think he got hit by a car. ” “ That’s awful, ” Jack said. “ The person driving the car didn’t even stop. ” Robin’s eyes flashed with anger.

“ People need to be nicer to birds, especially raptors. Raptors are great hunters with amazing eyesight. Vultures even help the environment by cleaning up dead animals. ” “ There’s a bird’s nest outside my window, ” Terrell said. “ I love looking at the baby birds. ”