Raptors

A turkey vulture in flight. "Vultures are wonderful, wild, and frequently spotted whirling in the skies above Florida. As nature's clean-up crew, they play a critical role in the environment.

Audubon Florida looking for some poetic love for International Vulture Awareness Day

Tom Bayles

Audubon Florida wants poets from Southwest Florida and the rest of the state to write haikus celebrating both vulture species ahead of International Vulture Awareness Day on the first Saturday of September each year

A veteran pair of ospreys return home to a Connecticut saltmarsh. Over one summer they must battle their enemies, withstand the elements, and hunt hundreds of fish, all to raise the next generation of these consummate sea hawks.

Season of the Osprey from PBS offers a unique look at the incredible raptors found in Southwest Florida

Mike Kiniry, Tara Calligan

Learn about ospreys and the place they hold in Southwest Florida’s ecosystem.

Environment

Birds of Prey on Display ENCORE

John Davis

Raptors at the Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers recently won a reprieve from potential euthanasia as state wildlife officials have given the Nature…