115_The topography of what play looks like in birds varies from species to species, but it shows up when resources are plentiful and the individual is unstressed. So a hawk’s version of “
114_Fear responses are a big topic and lead to a lot of other issues. Our custom newsletter topic goes into each of these described principles, and we have several courses in our Lab. Our
113_Sexual dimorphism is when there is a difference in appearance in males and females of the same species, such as size, structure, or famously in birds, color. Not all birds are sexuall
112_We get the question about whether or not they fly off occasionally. Larue the crested caracara here to answer.There was a popular science book about birds of prey that at the very end
111_If they aren’t your favorites already, allow me to introduce you to your new favorite bird, the vulture. Vultures are absolutely incredible, among many things, being the only vertebra
110_Speaking of monogamy (see earlier post about social versus genetic monogamy), it’s actually not common in the animal world until you get to birds, of which 90% of species practice som
10_Just me trying not to pay attention to the carcacara next to me. 😆 Transparency is one of our core principles, something we act on as a team and in our training community. We can coll
109_What happens when just being near a bird or showing your glove evokes a strong avoidance response That was powerful lesson this amazing girl taught me, a 40 something year old one eye
108_On this World Wildlife Day, Tina the burrowing owl is demonstrating one of the things that makes this species so cool their wide range of vocalizations! Smaller birds often have what’
106_Happy Friday! Beetlejuice the corella cockatoo is finally allowed to be back with Henry the sulfur crested cockatoo after the nesting season here is sloooooowly winding down. They can
104_Tina and Titus the burrowing owls have very different individualities and characteristics, which anyone who has dogs and cats knows animals can have. Scientists know that you can meas
103_Speaking of boldness! Yesterday we talked about boldness as an individual trait. It shows up as a learned, or operant behavior, when we need to shape curiosity and build skills playin
102_During the breeding season, behavior, reinforcers, and flight patterns change. Guinness the Eurasian Eagle Owl gets extra hooty, sometimes even when he lands on guests gloves 😆 Inte
101_What is up, nerdy birds…The conference starts tomorrow!!! 🌟🌟🌟 I’m beyond thrilled to have such an incredible lineup of speakers that are committed to benefiting the lives of birds
100_Are you happy with how it went one of the featured speakers of AvOCET asked me after the conference had finished.Happy! I was over the moon. First, I learned a lot! But also, the prem
