Helpful tips...
Use the LEFT / RIGHT keys to navigate the Darkroom
Use the UP key to show captions
Use the DOWN key to hide captions
Use the ESC key to close Darkroom
Use the LEFT / RIGHT keys to navigate the Darkroom
Use the UP key to show captions
Use the DOWN key to hide captions
Use the ESC key to close Darkroom
Biologist Judy Camuso has been a volunteer owl bander for the last 20 years. Each fall, she captures, weighs, measures, bands and releases hundreds of the birds in her backyard in Freeport. She holds a young saw-whet owl for visitors to see after freeing it from her net. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Camuso holds a young saw-whet owl for visitors to see before releasing it back into the wild. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Camuso frees a young saw-whet owl from her net. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Camuso holds a young saw-whet owl while demonstrating the banding process to a group of visitors at her home. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Camuso holds a young saw-whet owl while demonstrating the banding process to a group of visitors at her home. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Jim Howe of North Yarmouth listens to the heartbeat of a saw-whet owl. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Camuso holds a young saw-whet owl while demonstrating the banding process to a group of visitors at her home. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Camuso spreads the wing of an eastern saw-whet owl under an ultraviolet light to show visitors how to determine the age of the owl by the amount of blood supply (pink) in their feathers. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Outdoors 
