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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...

Haley Selen

Oct 27, 20211 min read

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...

Haley Selen

Oct 20, 20211 min read

From mews and jesses to mantling and bating, working with raptors comes with a whole new vocabulary. Most of these words are traditional...

Haley Selen

Oct 6, 20211 min read

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...

Haley Selen

Sep 29, 20212 min read

Birds have upper and lower eyelids just like us, but they also have a third eyelid called a nitctitating membrane. Carson showed off this...

Haley Selen

Sep 22, 20211 min read

My proclivity for crafting comes in handy when it's time to create enrichment items for the birds. Carson the Red-tailed Hawk loves...

Haley Selen

Sep 14, 20211 min read

It is the perfect time of year for bathing in sunbeams. The birds think so, too!

Haley Selen

Sep 8, 20211 min read

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...

Haley Selen

Aug 29, 20211 min read

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...

Haley Selen

Aug 25, 20211 min read

📸: Coty Selen An audience member captured this special moment - Carson the Red-tailed Hawk swallowing a rat head whole - at our final...

Haley Selen

Aug 17, 20211 min read