Hey everyone, it’s Katie again! I really hope you liked all of the owl blogs! Next, we’re going to talk about raptor silhouettes, and how they can help you figure out what kind of bird you are looking at, what kind of hunting styles they may have, and more! As we all know, across the […]
Hello again, and thanks for continuing to read the blog posts! This last owl-focused post is about a couple of amazing abilities that contribute to the awesome stealth of owls. Let’s get started! Owls are well known for that spooky ability to turn their heads “all the way around.” If you think about it though, […]
Hello, it’s Katie again! Everyone ready to hear more about owls?! Hooray! Owls have superb hearing, some of the best in the animal kingdom. Why is that, you ask? Well for one, the shape of their face makes for excellent hearing: have you ever noticed how flat their faces look? This is because owls have […]
Hello everyone! This is Katie, and I am back for the summer! I am super excited to be working with our birds (old & new) and with our amazing volunteers once again (and Melissa and Brandon, of course)! I am going to try to help with the blogs again this summer (although we are already […]
Hello! How have you been? What’s wrong? Don’t recognize me? Well, I can understand that considering how long it’s been since we posted a blog. I sincerely apologize for that but there’s a VERY good reason . . . we’ve been BUSY!!! 2015 is turning out to be an incredible year for the Draper Museum […]
This blog brought to you by Brandon Lewis, Live Raptor Program Assistant for the Draper Natural History Museum Melissa and I are currently in the process of designing our summer program. It will be seen by thousands of people from around the globe as they pass through the Buffalo Bill Center of the West on […]