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Haley Selen

Mar 14, 20182 min read

IAATE Conference

In late February, I checked into the hotel in Redding, California and tracked down the registration table. I received a warm welcome to...

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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 22, 20181 min read

Pellet Quiz!

You didn’t think I would let you forget about raptor digestion so soon, did you? Click here to take an extended Pellet Quiz!

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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

Jan 25, 20181 min read

Full Crop

I couldn’t resist taking this picture of Carson yesterday, even though it creates a rather backwards story. Last week’s article described...

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Haley Selen

Jan 18, 20181 min read

Pellet Schedules

Ready for a rousing game of “Who Cast that Pellet?” Take a guess with this first pellet: Pellet #1: Pellet #2: This pellet has smoother...

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Haley Selen

Jan 11, 20181 min read

Changing eyes

Carson’s eyes were the subject of my very first “News from the Mews” article in 2016. I had never met a young hawk before, and her...

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Haley Selen

Jan 4, 20181 min read

Nighttime Displays

As the sun goes down and the owl wakes up, the forest – and the owl itself – is draped in a new light. The owl’s dark colors and fine...

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