This page is devoted to the babies I raised and released in 2004.  Just as the time came for each to be released, the time has come for them to have a page of their own!

I am very grateful to have been a part of these wonderful creatures lives, yet for each animal there came a time when my job was done and it was time to let them go to live the lives they deserved. Each release is a combination of joy in all that we've accomplished together, and sorrow for the letting go and moving on. Each time I make a release, I lose a piece of my heart as I set them free. These pictures are a memorial to my special relationship with these sweet, yet sometimes challenging animals. 

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Great Horned Owl fledgling.	Young Opossums.
3-week-old squirrels.	A bucket o' tiny bunnies.
Same squirrel now 9-weeks-old.	Cute little Screech Owl who isn't impressed with photography.
Fledgling Great Horned Owl with very little down remaining	This adult Screech Owl was brought in by a cat.  Our heavy winds must have blown it into something and it needs a few days to recuperate.
Lots of bunnies now!	Two young sibling raccoons
My youngest and tiniest squirrel yet.  He weighs only 16 grams which is equivalent to 2 quarters and 1 nickel.	Strange bed fellows, an opossum and a squirrel!
Wild ducklings that were released at my pond.	This fur hat donated by the Humane Society makes a fabulous opossum pouch
This opossum was the sole pouch survivor of a hit-by-car mama.	Three more opossums, each with their own story.
Just thinking things over	She may have something he'd like
Do you see what I see??	Squirrel nest buddies
Several orphaned squirrels cuddled together with full tummies