Falconry anyone? 🦅

[RoosterWhisperer]

Lacy! Hi!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Lacy! Hi!

Hi!

 

[Quatie]

Yes, I plan on keeping a red tailed to begin with. As that’s the only one an apprentice can start out with.
(I wish I were in England though, then I could start with a captive bred peregrine or Harris hawk. )

From what I was taught a while ago, a hawk is better to star with. If you screw up, hawks remember you feed them at the end of the day. With a falcon, at the end of the day, they remembered you screwed up. I would say that is fairly true from my experience. I worked with an American kestrel, and when something bad happened, it took a while to regain his trust. I only worked with them once a week, but the red tail was far more trusting.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

From what I was taught a while ago, a hawk is better to star with. If you screw up, hawks remember you feed them at the end of the day. With a falcon, at the end of the day, they remembered you screwed up. I would say that is fairly true from my experience. I worked with an American kestrel, and when something bad happened, it took a while to regain his trust. I only worked with them once a week, but the red tail was far more trusting.

That’s remarkable! They don’t call them americas bread and butter for nothing!

Thank you for that, I love learning new things! You did falconry at one point?

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

From what I was taught a while ago, a hawk is better to star with. If you screw up, hawks remember you feed them at the end of the day. With a falcon, at the end of the day, they remembered you screwed up. I would say that is fairly true from my experience. I worked with an American kestrel, and when something bad happened, it took a while to regain his trust. I only worked with them once a week, but the red tail was far more trusting.

Wow.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

From what I was taught a while ago, a hawk is better to star with. If you screw up, hawks remember you feed them at the end of the day. With a falcon, at the end of the day, they remembered you screwed up. I would say that is fairly true from my experience. I worked with an American kestrel, and when something bad happened, it took a while to regain his trust. I only worked with them once a week, but the red tail was far more trusting.

Although peregrines will always be my #1 favorite!

Kestrels just aren’t hardy enough for WA weather.

 

[Quatie]

That’s remarkable! They don’t call them americas bread and butter for nothing!

Thank you for that, I love learning new things! You did falconry at one point?

No I have always wanted too. I volunteered at wildlife center that had non-releasable birds of prey. Most had wing injuries and could not fly anymore. So I got to work with a red-tailled hawk, a couple great horned owl, barred owl, American kestrel, and a saw whet owl. We taught the public about them.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

No I have always wanted too. I volunteered at wildlife center that had non-releasable birds of prey. Most had wing injuries and could not fly anymore. So I got to work with a red-tailled hawk, a couple great horned owl, barred owl, American kestrel, and a saw whet owl. We taught the public about them.

Me too. Wow, that sounds fun!

Your work to help them is appreciated, I once rescued a little dark eyed junco.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

My old teacher says she wants a picture of me once I do falconry. Maybe one day I’ll return there and teach the students about them.

 

[AntiqueB]

We all want pictures of you when you do falconry!!

Seriously, I would have loved to have seen that when I was in school.