Photos: After Rescue, Red-Tailed Hawk Released back into Wild in Tucson
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Mamta Popat
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Chris Hatfield noticed an injured hawk as he was driving by on I-10 on Jan. 25. He turned around and found the hawk bleeding. He brought the hawk home for a couple of days before contacting Tucson Wildlife Center. The hawk had suffered severe head trauma, bleeding from the right ear and blood in the right eye. The female adult may have been struck by a car. She has fully recovered and was released on Feb. 18.
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Chris Hatfield watches the red-tailed hawk he rescued on January 25 along the I-10 highway fly away at the Rancho Valencia Recreation Area, 6964 S Silverweed Lane in Tucson, Ariz., on February 18, 2021. Hatfield noticed the injured hawk as he was driving by and turned around to investigate. He brought the hawk home for a couple of days before contacting Tucson Wildlife Center. The hawk had suffered severe head trauma, bleeding from the right ear and blood in the right eye. The female adult may have been struck by a car.
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Ashley Kramer, an associate veterinarian, right, carries a red-tailed hawk in an animal carrier as Chris Hatfield, follows behind before releasing the hawk at the Rancho Valencia Recreation Area, 6964 S Silverweed Lane in Tucson, Ariz., on February 18, 2021.
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Ashley Kramer, an associate veterinarian, left, helps Chris Hatfield release a red-tailed hawk at the Rancho Valencia Recreation Area, 6964 S Silverweed Lane in Tucson, Ariz., on February 18, 2021.
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Chris Hatfield watches the red-tailed hawk he rescued on January 25 along the I-10 highway come out of the animal carrier at the Rancho Valencia Recreation Area, 6964 S Silverweed Lane in Tucson, Ariz., on February 18, 2021.
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Chris Hatfield watches the red-tailed hawk he rescued on January 25 along the I-10 highway fly away at the Rancho Valencia Recreation Area, 6964 S Silverweed Lane in Tucson, Ariz., on February 18, 2021.
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After being released, the red-tailed hawk rescued from the side of the road by Chris Hatfield, sits in a nearby tree for about 10 minutes before flying away at the Rancho Valencia Recreation Area, 6964 S Silverweed Lane in Tucson, Ariz., on February 18, 2021.
Mamta Popat
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A red-tailed hawk was released back into the wild Thursday, a little over three weeks after it was saved by a Tucson man from the center median of Interstate 10.
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