Red-tailed Hawk 2/2

Haley Selen

Jul 10, 20192 min read

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

Jun 20, 20191 min read

Floof

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

Haley Selen

May 25, 20191 min read

Carson Comes Around

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 15, 20191 min read

Sliver of Sun

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

Apr 24, 20191 min read

FOY Bath

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 11, 20192 min read

A Salty Drip

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

Haley Selen

Mar 14, 20191 min read

Angry Chickadees

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

Feb 21, 20192 min read

Science of Behavior Change: Positive Punishment

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....