Wings Over the Rockies features birds of prey at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
Copper and Tom, both Aplomado falcons, are part of the Wings Over the Rockies bird show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Copper and Tom, both Aplomado falcons, are part of the Wings Over the Rockies bird show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, flies out of a box as the remote-controlled door opens during the Wings Over the Rockies bird show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, flies out of a box as the remote-controlled door opens during the Wings Over the Rockies bird show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, lands on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies, during a show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, lands on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies, during a show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mike Fauteaux, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, holds Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, as he talks about the bird of prey at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mike Fauteaux, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, holds Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, as he talks about the bird of prey at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies, walks Spooky, an 8-week-old Eurasian eagle owl, around the grandstands during a show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies, walks Spooky, an 8-week-old Eurasian eagle owl, around the grandstands during a show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies, carries Frea, an Arctic gyrfalcon, so the crowd can get a closer look during a show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies, carries Frea, an Arctic gyrfalcon, so the crowd can get a closer look during a show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Mike Fauteaux, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maddy, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Mike Fauteaux, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Spooky, an 8-week-old Eurasian eagle owl, sees a crow flying and puffs up during the Wings Over the Rockies bird show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Spooky, an 8-week-old Eurasian eagle owl, sees a crow flying and puffs up during the Wings Over the Rockies bird show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, walks Spooky, an 8-week-old Eurasian eagle owl, around the grandstands during a show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, walks Spooky, an 8-week-old Eurasian eagle owl, around the grandstands during a show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Casey, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Casey, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Spooky, a Eurasian eagle owl, is part of the Wings Over the Rockies bird show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Spooky, a Eurasian eagle owl, is part of the Wings Over the Rockies bird show in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Casey, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Casey, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Casey, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Casey, a Harris’s hawk, gets ready to land on the arm of Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, holds Comet, an Arctic gyrfalcon, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greg Rabourn, co-owner of Wings Over the Rockies bird show, holds Comet, an Arctic gyrfalcon, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald