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Fantastic footage of a Red-tailed Hawk
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··Ωf Jury member"Yeah, that's why we breed so quickly..."
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·We have many of them here in rural Pennsylvania. They are magnificent predators and are perfectly evolved for their environment. I have worked closely with them in falconry classes and they command respect. Those talons are like razors and when they look you in the eye you know that they mean business. They know who’s boss and it’s not you. Nature’s equivalent of the
F-22 raptor.
F-22 raptor.
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Tx3double
·I love watching these birds hunt and swoop down on their prey. I saw one snag a pigeon in mid air, and apparently these were placed in the are to control the pigeon population.
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·Yup, that’s not uncommon. We have an issue with the pigeon population where I live and once of twice a year the landlord actually rents a hawk that takes care of it. I doubt there’s a cooler kind of pest control.
The video is incredible! Thanks for sharing.
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·A photo of me and “Lightning” in falconry class. The thrill of working with these raptors, that actually never become tame and are ultimately released back into the wild, is hard to describe. My apologies for the poor photo as I don’t have the original and I tried my best to photograph the framed photo with my iPhone.
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·And here I thought I got close to them watching them sit on the telephone pole in my backyard.
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Fritz
·Makes me glad I’m not a rat...
but some of you guys might have a different opinion on that.
but some of you guys might have a different opinion on that.
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·And here I thought I got close to them watching them sit on the telephone pole in my backyard.
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·Makes me glad I’m not a rat...
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·A photo of me and “Lightning” in falconry class. The thrill of working with these raptors, that actually never become tame and are ultimately released back into the wild, is hard to describe. My apologies for the poor photo as I don’t have the original and I tried my best to photograph the framed photo with my iPhone.
There is a group of falconers one town over from me. How does that work? Do those guys “own” the falcons and keep them at home? I’ve always been curious of how one obtains a falcon. My area has quite a few wild ones but I’m not familiar with the different species but on occasion I’ll see them sitting in the trees outback or hanging out on my roof. It’s amazing seeing that 5 foot wingspan. We do get the occasional warnings in the paper about keeping kittens and puppies in during certain times of the year as i guess people lose pets to them but I haven’t heard any warnings in a couple years now. We have a lot of wild rabbits, maybe that’s what attracts them.
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·I find that fascinating. I did some volunteer stuff at a local Audubon society. Probably sounds cool but being totally honest 70% of what I did was just cleaning the cages but it got me access to the bird sanctuary and I got to hold an owl on my arm like you are doing there in your picture with the falcon. Similar in the fact they have razor blade talons, you need to wear the thick leather set up, and when you look into an owls eyes when it’s perched on your arm it’s hard to describe what you see. Wild intelligence? Frig I can’t put it in words.
There is a group of falconers one town over from me. How does that work? Do those guys “own” the falcons and keep them at home? I’ve always been curious of how one obtains a falcon. My area has quite a few wild ones but I’m not familiar with the different species but on occasion I’ll see them sitting in the trees outback or hanging out on my roof. It’s amazing seeing that 5 foot wingspan. We do get the occasional warnings in the paper about keeping kittens and puppies in during certain times of the year as i guess people lose pets to them but I haven’t heard any warnings in a couple years now. We have a lot of wild rabbits, maybe that’s what attracts them.
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··ΩF InvestiGatorI like this clip showing an Australian Parakeet (Budgie) out-flying a hawk.
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·Great video. Wish our chickens were as quick 🙁
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