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Rodney grew up during the crack epidemic with guns drugs and the threat of incarceration an accepted part of daily life for nearly everyone he knew To rent his own apartment he needed a paychecksomething the money from dealing drugs didnt provide For that he took a position in 1992 with a new nonprofit the Earth Conservation Corps Gradually Rodney fell in love with the work to restore and conserve the polluted Anacostia River that flows through DC As conditions along the river improved he helped to reintroduce bald eagles to the region and befriended an injured Eurasian Eagle Owl named Mr Hoots the first of many birds whose respect he would work hard to earn

Bird Brother is a story about pursuing dreams against all odds and the importance of second chances Rodneys life was nearly upended when he was arrested on drug charges in 2002 The jail sentence sharpened his resolve to get out of the hustling life With the fierceness of the raptors he had admired for so long he began to train to become a master falconer and to develop his own raptor education program and sanctuary Rodneys son Mike a DC firefighter has also begun his journey to being a master falconer with his own kids cheering him along the way