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I most often think of "gaze stabilization" with falcons. They have the impressive ability to hold their head in place while their body...
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Haley Selen
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Kestrel Migration
In 2019, a camper at Camp Nebagamon asked how far a kestrel can fly in one day. I couldn't answer his question at the time. Even after...
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Haley Selen
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Bate
From mews and jesses to mantling and bating, working with raptors comes with a whole new vocabulary. Most of these words are traditional...
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Haley Selen
Sep 29, 20212 min read
The (many) Stages of Training
Sometimes it's difficult to feel like I'm getting anywhere with training a new behavior with our birds. But when I saw this graphic from...
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Haley Selen
Sep 22, 20211 min read
Third Eyelid
Birds have upper and lower eyelids just like us, but they also have a third eyelid called a nitctitating membrane. Carson showed off this...
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Haley Selen
Sep 14, 20211 min read
Crafting Enrichment
My proclivity for crafting comes in handy when it's time to create enrichment items for the birds. Carson the Red-tailed Hawk loves...
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Haley Selen
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Sun Beams
It is the perfect time of year for bathing in sunbeams. The birds think so, too!
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Haley Selen
Aug 29, 20211 min read
Snack Time
I carefully lifted Scuba's rock cave to check on him and found that I was interrupting his snack time. Can you guess what the Tiger...
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Haley Selen
Aug 25, 20211 min read
Feeding Time
For Aldo the American Kestrel, a meal can last a few hours. He picks small pieces and eats a bit of his mouse, then caches the rest in a...
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Haley Selen
Aug 17, 20211 min read
Memorable Moments
📸: Coty Selen An audience member captured this special moment - Carson the Red-tailed Hawk swallowing a rat head whole - at our final...
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