#educationbird

I hope Galileo learns to adjust to a lot of human presence and cell phones because basically everyone in the state is going to want his picture. He wins all the photogenic awards. (He's currently perched on top of a freezer glowering angrily at me, but unfortunately for him his most super angry posture is also very round? And poofy? With tiny sticking up "ears"? And super cute? So I'm not real intimidated. Sorry buddy but you're doing great! I'll pretend to be scared you keep doing you!) #shortearedowl #owlsofinstagram #owlstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdsofprey #educationbird #hawkwatchinternational

This #barnowl is 17 years old and helps teach the young barn owls that come into the #rockymountainraptorprogram #educationbird #wiseowl (at Claw and Talon Tattoo)

Her name is Goose. For obvious reasons. :D #peregrinefalcon #falcon #falcoperegrinus #raptorconservation #educationbird #hawkwatchinternational

We had a work day at the bird house today and did a lot of chores around the place, so we ended up finding a few grasshoppers in the yard. We tried to feed one to Aymara... she's a Swainson's hawk and one of the common names people know them by is actually "grasshopper hawk," on account of all the insects they eat, so we figured she'd enjoy the treat. She did not. She mostly looked at us like we were crazy and did not appreciate the gesture at all. See if you can spot the grasshopper in this picture and you'll see how rusty her grasshopper hunting skills are. :D #swainsonshawk #raptors #birdsofprey #buteoswainsoni #buteo #hawkwatchinternational #educationbird