It's 9:00am and veterinarian Jana Schader is conducting her daily checks of the birds of prey in her care.
The Raptor Rehabilitation Centre located at Fitzroy Falls in the New South Wales Southern Highlands is uniquely equipped to home up to 50 raptors at any one time.
A boobook owl looks like it's on the road to recovery until Ms Schader spots a cataract forming in its right eye.
