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Making it Virtual
I didn't realize how much I missed a group of strangers laughing together when a young audience member guesses ridiculously that a...
Haley Selen
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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Madeline Island
This week Aldo the kestrel was on the road - and the water - again. When the Madeline Island Library contacted me to schedule a raptor...
Haley Selen
Aug 22, 20191 min read
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Camper Questions
One of the best parts of my job is the chance to take our raptors on the road. Yesterday, Aldo the kestrel and I drove carefully up the...
Haley Selen
Jul 25, 20192 min read
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Fall Fest
The town of Cable was hopping last weekend during our 16th annual Fall Festival. Not one to miss out on the fun, Aldo made a few...
Haley Selen
Oct 6, 20171 min read
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Unlikely Relatives
Rainbow Lorikeet and American Kestrel (Source: birdnote.org) In a raptor program last week, a young man asked why Aldo looks more like a...
Haley Selen
Jul 29, 20171 min read
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The People
One of my favorite things about birds, other than the birds themselves, is the way they bring people together. Whether birding out in the...
Haley Selen
Feb 24, 20171 min read
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A Big Step for Carson
I have taken Carson’s training nice and slow. I go at her pace and let her tell me what she is comfortable with. But sometimes I have to...
Haley Selen
Jan 13, 20171 min read
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No fear
A wise professor once said, “fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” I asked the students in my raptor program if they...
Haley Selen
Nov 4, 20161 min read
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Peregrine falcons in Wisconsin
These four chicks were banded this year at the Madison nest site. (Photo credit: Madison Gas and Electric Company) “Why might a raptor...
Haley Selen
Sep 23, 20161 min read
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