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Raptor Fest offers close encounters with birds of prey, family-friendly activities

Elachee Nature Science Center has a red tailed hawk they keep in captivity because it's blind in one eye. Visitors to Elachee's Raptor Fest can see the bird as well as others so children, families and nature lovers can learn about wild birds of prey. - photo by Scott Rogers

03012019 RAPTOR 1.jpg — Elachee Nature Science Center has a red tailed hawk they keep in captivity because it's blind in one eye. Visitors to Elachee's Raptor Fest can see the bird as well as others so children, families and nature lovers can learn about wild birds of prey. - photo by Scott Rogers

This March you can spot hawks, owls and falcons — no binoculars required — at the Elachee Nature Center for the fifth Raptor Fest.