In South Carolina, injured birds of prey fly again

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Pictures of some of the raptors -- also known as birds of prey -- that are being treated at the Center for Birds of Prey, a "clinic" near Charleston. The center is newly open to the public.

IN AWENDAW, S.C., (near Charleston) the Center for Birds of Prey demonstrates to visitors how the birds (such as this Ural owl) live.

THE CENTER opened in 1991, treating injured birds of prey, also known as raptors. The public part -- tours and flight demonstrations -- has been open since June.

THE CENTER still treats injured birds, though. Here, Jim Elliott and Grace Gasper look over a Mississippi kite with a broken wing.

A HARRIS HAWK lands on a log during a flight demonstration.

STEPHEN SCHABEL lectures about raptors. The center will offer South Carolina tourists a new destination very different from the state's well-known beaches and golf courses.

SCHABEL CONDUCTS a flight demonstration. The birds' main threat is humans, he says.

KRISTIN GORDON holds the Ural owl. The center received extra publicity from the 2005 novel "Skyward."

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IN AWENDAW, S.C., (near Charleston) the Center for Birds of Prey demonstrates to visitors how the birds (such as this Ural owl) live.

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