You often see video clips of animals after recall has been trained, but how do you get started? We need to pair the signal with the action (aka coming to us) followed by that action getting reinforced. This is what gives your signal/cue significance. That is what is happening here. We are just creating reps of this. These baby flamingos are probably cueing off of seeing the bowl, their favorite keepers and/or seeing other birds eating for now. But as we build up reinforcement history with the signal (click), we can test their attention to the audio cue by fading out the other signals. You will also notice the click sound is intended to be a cue to walk to the bowl as opposed to the typical “you did a behavior correctly” bridging stimulus. Eventually the goal is that the flock of the hand raised flamingos will recall out of the main group when they hear the clicker. They are off to a good start! Learn more about training birds and zoo animals in our upcoming workshops in Poland at Warsaw Zoo Sept 28 and 29. See both events here https://ethoplanet.com/en/kursy/seminar-with-barbara-heidenreich/ (You may also appreciate our Think Tank for Progressive Trainers at Copenhagen Zoo where we will have a deep discussion on the bridging stimulus 😉 https://www.facebook.com/events/467018894150856/ ) #recalltraining #flamingotraining #birdtraining #animaltrainingworkshop https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HeFI8F92x/?igshid=1r94r7hjcohjv