When I was younger, if you had asked me what you called a group of birds, I would have promptly responded, “A flock.” The answer, however, is much more fun […]
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is an exciting live raptor education program at the Draper Natural History Museum in Cody, Wyoming. The Draper is one of five museums at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, which embraces the Spirit of the American West. What better way to celebrate the wildness of this wonderful area than by sharing some of its most spectacular wild animals with our guests. Visitors to the Center have the unique opportunity to get an up close and personal view of some of Wyoming’s most recognized predators – the birds of prey!
The Amazing Hawks
Hawks are birds of prey that hunt, kill, and dine on other animals. They have powerful feet with curved, sharp talons; a sharp, hooked upper beak; and excellent eyesight to […]
Male versus Female raptors: How do we know?
Hello everyone! Welcome to Katie’s last summer blog post! This post is about the differences in female and male raptors, because it is often different than people expect. Most people […]
Birds are Dinosaurs, part 3!
Hello, it’s Katie again! Welcome to the final dinosaur blog – and my second to last blog post of the summer! This post is going to be all about synapomorphies, […]
Birds are Dinosaurs, part 2!
Hello again! Welcome to week two of birds are dinosaurs! This week we are going to talk about some of the somewhat misleading terms that are used to define and […]
Are birds dinosaurs? Part 1!
Does this look Anything like a bird?! How about this: …not really. Hmm… maybe we are getting a bit closer here: A-ha, I think I finally see the connection: If […]
