We have had a safe landing!
2010-08-18 |
Dear supporters,
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Celebration of Birds! Festival
2010-08-05 |
Join Wildlife Experiences and other friends of birds for a fun, family event in Wilson Park Rapid City on September 18! We are hosting a new event called "The Celebration of Birds!" Festival.
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Boo and the Little Boy
2010-07-04 |
Last Sunday Ashley, the birds and I were at a "meet and greet" event in Piedmont. Our western screech owl and I were chatting with guests. I noticed a fellow about age 6 missing his two front teeth. You know the kind of kid he was...bright, articulate, but a little withdrawn until he was sure it was ok to converse with this lady and the owl.
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Thank You, Sir!
2010-06-25 |
Dear generous person,
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Summer Shows at Reptile Gardens
2010-06-13 |
The calendar says it's summer, even if the weather wants to be cold and drizzly. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Wildlife Experiences staff puts on four bird shows a day for our business partner, Reptile Gardens.
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Maiya Makes Her Debut
2010-06-02 |
Our new peregrine falcon made a big flap with a party in her honor on May 21. We had 25 guests join us at the Heron's Flight Studio in Rapid City for an evening of celebration.
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Pet Walk 2010
2010-05-05 |
Every year the National American University Vet Tech Club hosts a Pet Walk in Memorial Park. We always try to attend, and give a program for the pet walkers. The WIND this year really cut into attendance, but the dog owners and dogs that were there bundled up and enjoyed themselves.
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Icarus and humans
2010-04-22 |
Three of us stood quietly this morning, discussing division of the day's work. We were quite close to the path that staff walks from the overnight mew to the weathering mew. Becky and Icarus appeared around the corner and headed our way. They had to pass us to reach their destination.
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Thank You Black Hills Community Foundation
2010-04-12 |
We got a real treat on March 31st. We were invited to an honoring ceremony hosted by the Black Hills Area Community Foundation. I had recently completed an online profile of Wildlife Experiences at the website www.givblackhills.org We received a check for $500 just for participating!
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Red-tailed Jays?
2010-04-04 |
I stepped out of the food prep room Saturday afternoon, headed for the rehab storage shed. I heard the scream of a red-tailed hawk over my right shoulder, and fairly close. I looked up to find the raptor and kept looking...... and looking.
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Egg-stravaganza
2010-04-03 |
There are eggs everywhere, and even one that keeps showing up where it isn't supposed to be!
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Icarus continued
2010-03-04 |
Our owl's progress is truly remarkable. Icarus can now be carried out of his mew on a gloved hand and be taken 15-20 feet before he tries to fly away.
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Generosity Unmatched
2010-02-11 |
"Speechless" is not a descriptor used by me or about me very often.
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Snowball the Porcupine
2010-02-08 |
Sunday the 7th was a tough day. Our much loved and admired albino porcupine, Snowball, was euthanized.
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Icarus in training
2009-12-10 |
Icarus the Great Horned Owl is working towards his new role as an education bird, albeit with some reluctance. I can't say I blame him. Why should humans be trusted by a wild predator?
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Trading
2009-11-27 |
The flock is going to change again. I am experiencing a mixture of sadness and delightful anticipation as I look forward to the next two weeks. We will be receiving a Senegal Coucal in trade for our Australian Silver Gull. Gull has not responded well to groups of people, even in small numbers. It has made it difficult for us to find a way to continue to make use of his presence in our group of educational birds. Thus, we are sending him to a new home in the next week or so, where he will help to build a breeding flock of Australian Silvers. No longer will he experience what as humans we call "anxiety" every time he is asked to go on stage or to a classroom.
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An Eagle to the Sky
2009-09-10 |
On September 8 a female juvenile bald eagle returned to her rightful place in the food chain.
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Fledglings
2009-08-03 |
We are full to overflowing in our rehab area with fledglings! We have young raptors of all species and ages, in an unprecedented inflow of birds in the past two weeks.
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Icarus
2009-04-17 |
I hope all of you will join us for the 4th Annual Wild About Wine fundraiser on April 18 (Saturday) at Prairie Edge in downtown Rapid City. It will be a great night!
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The Fury of Owls
2009-04-04 |
Our pair of breeding Tawny Owls (Strix aluco) are a gentle duo. They live in the "outback" section of our facility, where it is quiet and their neighbors are few. I am sure they see more deer and turkeys per week than humans.
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Blizzards
2009-04-01 |
Rapid City is shoveling out from under a foot of heavy, wet spring snow. This is the second blizzard in the course of seven days, and we are all quite tired of the repeated snows and winds.
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what do I do?