Great Horned Owl

Haley Selen

Feb 8, 20211 min read

Staying Warm

Aldo and Carson are riding out the week's frigid temperatures indoors. Aldo enjoys watching live bird feeder cams in the back office...

Haley Selen

Jan 24, 20211 min read

Weighing an Owl

What is the best way to weigh an owl? With lots of tasty rat tidbits! Otto the Great Horned Owl is not picky when it comes to food, but...

Haley Selen

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Hackles Up

We walked into the mew hallway and Carson started flapping her wings wildly, whacking me in the face. Once she stood still on my glove...

Haley Selen

Oct 21, 20202 min read

Feels Like Home

Why does this short clip make me so happy? Even though there is very little action happening here, Otto the Great Horned Owl is showing...

Haley Selen

Sep 11, 20201 min read

Not Interested

Otto the Great Horned Owl is starting to get used to the scale, but he doesn’t seem very interested in it! Ignoring it is a good sign...

Haley Selen

Aug 19, 20202 min read

Inside a Training Session: First Signs of Trust

"Hey Otto," I say as I stand outside the Great Horned Owl's mew, just to let him know I'm there. I turn the key in the padlock and the...

Haley Selen

Jul 25, 20203 min read

Body Language

When I first started working with owls, I was surprised that they reminded me more of a prey species than a ferocious predator. They...

Haley Selen

Jul 19, 20201 min read

First Week

Our owl has a name! Otto is named after Wisconsin conservationist Lorrie Otto. In the 1960's, Lorrie led efforts to ban DDT after...

Haley Selen

Jul 14, 20201 min read

Introducing...

Our raptor flock is growing! We were excited to welcome a Great Horned Owl to our education team this week. This four-year-old bird...