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Challenges
In my last check-in meeting with my raptor training mentor, we discussed strategies to overcome yet another hurdle I've encountered with...
Haley Selen
Aug 16, 20221 min read
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Arthritis Treatment
I was sitting on the cold floor of the exam room with my cat, Calypso, curled up against my leg. Her veterinarian was seated across from...
Haley Selen
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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Picking Up on Emotion
Can your dog tell when you're sad? Does your cat know when you're angry? Animals are very sensitive to our mood changes and respond...
Haley Selen
Aug 3, 20221 min read
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Highest Point
One of the first rules in raptor handling is that the bird wants to be at the highest point of the the perch. In the case of education or...
Haley Selen
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Positive Reinforcement: It's for Bears and Frogs, too!
Several years ago a young black bear came sniffing around our house in early spring. It walked across the driveway and turned toward the...
Haley Selen
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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Hawk Body Language
Can you tell if a hawk is nervous or relaxed? See how well you can read hawk body language with this video of Carson in the pollinator...
Haley Selen
Jul 13, 20221 min read
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F1 Analogy
It is 2020 at the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. As racecars speed around the track, a white vehicle overshoots a corner, smashes into a...
Haley Selen
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Trainer Talk
Even though I'm a bird trainer, I follow trainers of all sorts on social media because the same principles apply across species. I...
Haley Selen
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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Prepping for Food Prep
A meal for our raptors begins the day before it is ready to be served. Mice and rats are ordered frozen, so we need to pull the prey...
Haley Selen
Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Trending: Axolotls
"Scuba looks like an axolotl but without gills." "I know a lot about axolotls." "Are axolotls larval salamanders?" These are just a few...
Haley Selen
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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