This great horned owl story on KARE 11 from The Raptor Center is one of the stranger cases that we’ve seen in the clinic. She is also proof that not only cars are a danger to birds, but so is carelessly discarded fishing equipment. Do watch the video, there is one incredible photo of the [ Read More ]
I’m about to head out the door to do a Showcase Minnesota segment on “Yes, it is perfectly normal to see robins in Minnesota in winter.” In the meantime, The Raptor Center is all over the news. There’s a piece on snowy owls at the StarTribune, complete with a video of a snowy owl exam–you [ Read More ]
You can read or listen to the story here. Do check it out, there are some great shots of the birds!
Since the weather has been below zero degrees Fahrenheit, many of the education birds at The Raptor Center need to sleep indoors at night. For the most part, the birds can sleep outside when it’s cold–bald eagles and red-tailed hawks live in Minnesota in the wild, so they can usually take it. However, some species [ Read More ]
Well, this was a whirlwind weekend! The signings at Cardinal Corner went very well. Above is a my friend Kristin–she just came back to Minnesota. Years ago, we both worked for the same children’s theater company. There are some autographed copies of City Birds/Country Birds left at Cardinal Corner, so if you would like one [ Read More ]
Okay, here is a teaser for Peregrine Falcon 568′s release. More later–after I do my State Fair segment on Showcase Minnesota and after I go out and check the bees this morning. I should clarify that in the beginning of the video, I tell her, “Don’t fly into anything this time.” I meant that this [ Read More ]
Well, this blog entry is a fun one to put together. First, I just want to say how sweet it was to get photos of Peregrine 568 in the sun and not under the clinic lights. For new readers, this bird has some history in the blog. At the end of September in 2007, I [ Read More ]
So, I’m catching up on emails and I found this really cool blog entry sent to my by my buddy Amber. Gretchen Stiches keeps a blog and relates a story of having to intervene with some tree trimmers who were misinformed about the legality of hawk nest removal and what to do with the chicks [ Read More ]
Due to my insane travel schedule in May and my training as a part time park ranger, I had to take a leave from my volunteer duties at The Raptor Center. Yesterday was my first day back. Hey, remember Peregrine Falcon 568? The young peregrine falcon that flew into the banding nets with a broken [ Read More ]
Once again, I marvel at how birds are the best ice breaker! I had an appearance on Showcase Minnesota today and the producer told me that Aaron Eckhart was going to be on. I had an eastern screech owl with me from The Raptor Center to promote the Open House this Sunday. When his group [ Read More ]
