PHOTOS: Annual Raptor Fair brings all the birds to the ACES yard

News | Jul 3, 2025

Austin Colbert

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**An eagle sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies' annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.**
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The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies hosted its annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday at Hallam Lake in Aspen. Numerous birds, including turkey vultures, hawks, and eagles, were on display with handlers for the public to learn about.

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A turkey vulture sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.

A screech owl sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.

A volunteer, Heather, talks with guests during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.

An eagle sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
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A child is fascinated while watching the birds at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
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A Swainson’s hawk sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
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An eagle sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
A volunteer, Heather, talks with guests during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
An eagle sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
A screech owl sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
A great horned owl sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
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A turkey vulture sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
An eagle sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
A screech owl sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
A turkey vulture sits with its handler during the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ annual Raptor Fair on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Hallam Lake in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times