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Haley Selen

Oct 27, 20211 min read

Focus

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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