Hello, my friends, and welcome to episode 149 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week, I am sitting down with

conservationist, wildlife educator, and streamer Maya Higa to talk about one of the toughest, bravest predators

in the sky. We talk about the joys of falconry and wildlife rehabilitation, the reckless raptor lifestyle,

environmentally friendly window decor, what to do if you find a baby bird on the ground,

and what it's like to work alongside these modern-day dinosaurs.

Just the Zoo of Us presents Red-Tailed Hawks with Maya Higa.

Music of us presents red-tailed hawks with Maya Higa. Hey, everybody. It is Ellen Weatherford with Just the Zoo of Us. This is your favorite animal review podcast.

I am so excited to be talking to y'all today with a brand new friend. This is Maya Higa. Say hi, Maya.

Hello, everybody. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to hear from you. I bet probably some people listening, this is not their first time hearing your voice.

There's probably a pretty decent overlap because you have your own podcast too, right?

I do.

I do.

It's very different.

Not animal related, but I do have a podcast on Twitch.

Yeah, I called Wine About It. So I would imagine probably a couple of people heard your voice before, but probably from your video content

that you have out on YouTube and on Twitch, we were just like browsing through YouTube with

my kid the other day and your like tiny microphone videos. Yeah. Like just came up naturally on our

like YouTube algorithm.

I was like, oh my gosh.

Kids love that video.

It just hit 19 million today.

It's crazy.

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