How would you position the hawk for the VD skull view?  Use proper medical terminology. 

You don’t have a bird technique chart for taking radiographs. What technique chart should you use for these radiographs? 

What organizations are responsible for overseeing the care of wildlife? 

How would you restrain the hawk for radiographs without causing injury to yourself or the bird?

What other options are available for animals that cannot be released?

What potential problems could you encounter when anesthetizing this hawk?

Where are IM injections most commonly given in birds?

How would getting a raptor out of a carrier and restraining it for examination differ from techniques you would use when catching and restraining a bird of similar size, like a large parrot? (Hint: Consider how raptors capture prey.)

What animals wouldn’t be euthanized, unless severely injured or sick?

After finishing the examination, the veterinarian feels that the hawk is fairly stable, with a heart rate of 160 bpm and respiratory rate of 52 bpm. He asks you to administer pain medication IM. Also, as the Red-tailed Hawk seems to have sustained a traumatic injury, the veterinarian wants you to take whole body radiographs.