27 Feb 57 Building Trust with a Nervous Non Releasable Raven
In this session of our Behavior Makeover Series, we work with a rehabilitated non-releasable raven that is showing a lot of avoidance behavior around his trainer....
Author: Hillary Hankey
27 Jan 56 Dr. Scott Echols DVM DABVP Part 3: Exercise, Osteoporosis, and Foraging
In this final part of our series with Dr. Scott Echols, board certified avian veterinarian, we cover A LOT of ground in terms of avian health and welfare. If you want the straight science about how to get your bird exercising, even in terms of...
05 Jan 55 Challenges facing rehabilitated education birds of prey
Working with rehabilitated birds of prey as education ambassadors is rewarding work, but it can be fraught with challenges as well. From working with unruly (and opinionated!) audiences to dealing with heartbreaking avian losses and health issues, it can feel thankless at times.In this episode,...
08 Dec 2022 Gift guide for bird lover on your list
It's December 2022 and if you're like me, you still have a ways to go on your holiday shopping list. You might also have a few animal loving friends and family that you really want to find a special something, because you that making animals...
26 Nov 54 The Problem Solving Paradigm: Learn the scientific mindset to solve your toughest bird behavior challenges
The Problem Solving Paradigm teaches you how to manage really complex and sometimes uncontrollable variables when trying to train your bird, so you actually can realize real change....
29 Oct 53 Dr. Scott Echols: Bridging New Frontiers in Avian Wellness with Technology
Once again, I sit down with board certified avian veterinarian Dr. Scott Echols to discuss some pretty intense concepts in veterinary and wellness technology. He covers how new technology is discovering diseases we never even knew existed and how we are able to diagnose and...
17 Oct Fall Workshop recap: Skill building, transparency, and skip the ego
Each opportunity for continuing education teaches us something new about science, animal behavior and training, and the peers we share our work with. This season’s workshops were no different, as we reflect on the powerful conversations we had this past fall at the Bird of...
06 Oct Bonus: Interview with The Rossifari Podcast
Special bonus episode with Jon Rossi of the Rossifari Podcast that was released earlier this year when we sat down for a fun conversation. We talked flying birds, leadership, bird nerdin' and so much more....
28 Sep 51 Do you use food to train your parrot?
Using food as a contrived reinforcer to train our parrots is often fraught with emotions and tension. And not without good reason. But we can discuss the differences in contrived reinforcement and natural reinforcement and how both are important components in building strong relationships and...
07 Sep Keeping Your Bird – and Wildlife – Safe During a Heatwave
This week inside the Avian Behavior Lab we have been chatting about heatwaves and what to do with our birds that live outdoors. While it is the beginning of September and marks the beginning of meteorological fall, those of us in Southern California not only...