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!

Great Blue Heron in Oklahoma (detail)
May 6, 2012

Catching up after vacation

I managed to squeeze in a quick vacation before we really get under way with the summer programs. Unfortunately, I really didn’t…

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April 19, 2012

So much to do, so little time…

That about sums it up. Not only are we in the full swing of training for summer, but I decided that “the…

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Suli, Our Turkey Vulture, perched with open wings.
April 5, 2012

Flying for Real, training season

Well, the first of April has come and gone and we here at the Draper Museum Raptor Experience are officially in the…

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March 23, 2012

Flying High!

It’s been a whirlwind of a week here. Just when it looks like I’ll have a nice relaxing day to spend on…

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March 15, 2012

Spring has sprung and (most of) our raptors are happy

Another gorgeous day in Cody, Wyoming. It’s always wonderful to be in such a friendly little town, but when every other day…

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March 8, 2012

Sunshine for the birds and scrub brushes for me

For the first time in what seems like forever the wind wasn’t blowing yesterday! That’s often something special to celebrate in Wyoming….

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