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Inside a training session: Weighing Carson

Carson the Red-tailed Hawk stands at her window and watches me unlock the mew door. Her head tips sideways as I juggle the lock, my keys,...

Haley Selen

Jul 10, 20192 min read

Red-tailed Hawks often have a regal look about them. They perch primly on branches or light posts, nonchalantly watching the ground...

Haley Selen

Jun 20, 20191 min read

I never know how long it will take, but the birds always come around eventually. Last week I wrote about Carson the Red-tailed Hawk...

Haley Selen

May 25, 20191 min read

Carson the Red-tailed Hawk may have given me the cold shoulder during our training session, but she found the hot spot in her mew. Carson...

Haley Selen

May 15, 20191 min read

A birder's favorite abbreviation at this time of year is FOY: First Of Year. As the migrants return, I was excited to see my FOY osprey...

Haley Selen

Apr 24, 20191 min read

"Falconers have long known that various raptors, especially accipiters and eagles, exude a clear fluid from their nares while eating. ......

Haley Selen

Apr 11, 20192 min read

While Carson the Red-tailed Hawk awes visitors, she doesn't get a warm welcome from everyone. One sunny day, Carson and I basked in the...

Haley Selen

Mar 14, 20191 min read

If I touch a hot stove and feel a painful burn, that's positive punishment. What may sound like an oxymoron is yet another way we learn....

Haley Selen

Feb 21, 20192 min read