Daily care 3/5

Haley Selen

Oct 4, 20181 min read

Lettuce

Carson the Red-tailed Hawk tried out a new enrichment toy this week. She was hesitant to approach the head of lettuce at first, but...

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Haley Selen

Sep 8, 20181 min read

Singin’ in the Rain

Aldo the American Kestrel rivaled Gene Kelly’s performance on Tuesday by doing his own sort of dance in the rain. If it were possible, I...

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Haley Selen

Aug 22, 20181 min read

Novel Basking

Raptor enrichment is always on my mind as I plan interesting things to keep the birds occupied, but it is easy to forget about the snakes...

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Haley Selen

Aug 16, 20181 min read

Sitting in the Sun

It wasn’t a terribly hot day, highs in the upper 70’s, but the humidity was thick. I hurried across the short path between the office and...

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Haley Selen

Aug 1, 20181 min read

Bees

Like parents try to share their interests with their children, I tried to introduce Aldo to my latest fascination: the solitary bee...

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Haley Selen

Jul 21, 20181 min read

Trust

To fix Carson’s overgrown beak, we pulled on leather welding gloves last week and restrained the Red-tailed Hawk for a trim. These...

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Haley Selen

Jul 19, 20181 min read

Ears

Bird ears are normally inconspicuous. Lacking an external ear structure like most mammals, bird ears are simply holes on the side of...

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Haley Selen

Jul 11, 20181 min read

Carson looking at Aldo

Sometimes I need to collect, create, and construct enrichment to make the birds’ lives more interesting. And sometimes the birds can be...

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Haley Selen

Jul 3, 20181 min read

A new perch

Fresh hemlock branches came down in my driveway during the last round of storms a few weeks ago. In what may have looked like debris to...

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Haley Selen

Jun 7, 20181 min read

DIY Humidity

Caring for animals often requires a DIY spirit. Sometimes it stems from a desire to save money, other times the materials are just not...

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Haley Selen

May 10, 20181 min read

Straight

It should be easy to measure a snake, right? A snake is, after all, just a long skinny tube. Unfortunately they can be rather stubborn...

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Haley Selen

Apr 19, 20181 min read

April Blizzard

A blanket of snow covered the mews after last weekend’s hefty snowstorm. Even Aldo’s mew, where the skylight is covered for the winter,...

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Haley Selen

Apr 12, 20181 min read

Digger’s new view

The snakes and salamander returned to the Curiosity Center yesterday after weeks of construction. While a new wall went up, they were...

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Haley Selen

Mar 29, 20181 min read

Preening in the Sun

Sometimes I use the birds as an excuse to get out of my office, stretch my legs, and bask in the sun. I figured Aldo would be a willing...

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Haley Selen

Mar 22, 20181 min read

Aldo and Mollie

Over the past few weeks, Aldo has quickly made friends with the Museum’s Curator Naturalist, Mollie Kreb. We had a bit of a time-crunch...

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Haley Selen

Mar 1, 20181 min read

Foot Tuck

I am always looking for signs that the birds are relaxed. Any time their head is down (while eating) or covered (while preening their...

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Haley Selen

Feb 15, 20181 min read

Sleeping

I went outside to check on the birds one last time before I went home for the day. I peered into Carson’s mew and saw her staring back at...

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Haley Selen

Feb 8, 20181 min read

Perch Variety

Aldo tried out two new perches this week to spice up his time indoors. First he sampled a flat block perch for an afternoon, then he...

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Haley Selen

Feb 1, 20181 min read

Falcon pellets

Learning about digestive systems and pellet schedules is interesting (at least for me!) and it is also useful to know when caring for the...

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Haley Selen

Dec 21, 20171 min read

Cat TV

It can be challenging keeping Aldo entertained when he needs to come inside during cold weather. This week we tried a fun new form of...

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