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Post by Lightningbreeze on Nov 26, 2017 21:52:12 GMT -5
Man i sure love dogs such majestic flight creatures
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Post by raptxr on Nov 27, 2017 16:07:15 GMT -5
a very round, feathery dog.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 18:15:07 GMT -5
What would happen if he were to, say, not want to leave? Will you keep him if he wanted to continue to stick around?
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Post by raptxr on Nov 27, 2017 18:48:41 GMT -5
What would happen if he were to, say, not want to leave? Will you keep him if he wanted to continue to stick around? In theory, he will want to stick around me strictly because I feed him. However, we will have to see. He likes me now, but birds can change a lot once they hit their first year. I volunteer in bird of prey education as well and the center I volunteer at used to have two female kestrels. Once they turned one year old, one started beating up on the other because she wanted her own territory. Rev might do the same; I know one falconer who released her red tail once he reached his second year because he started to become aggressive towards her.
I will not keep him longer than two years. He has his own hawk life to live after that, a mate to find and babies to raise. To prep a hawk for release you stop handling them, and only put food into the enclosure. After about two weeks of being in the wild he will forget all his training with me and retain his hunting skills I've taught him. it is important to remember that, cute as he is, he is still a bird caught from the wild who I am only just borrowing for a little bit. |
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Post by Snappppppppppppp on Nov 27, 2017 18:52:27 GMT -5
I continue to follow this post because it's extremely fascinating to me, so I have another question if you're willing to answer more lol
Do you see him as a pet? Like I know you probably don't cuddle him and what not just because he is a hawk, but can you pet him or anything? When it will be time to let him go, do you think you'll be sad like you're losing a pet or are you pretty good about having a business relationship kind of thing?
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Post by raptxr on Nov 27, 2017 19:08:59 GMT -5
I continue to follow this post because it's extremely fascinating to me, so I have another question if you're willing to answer more lol Do you see him as a pet? Like I know you probably don't cuddle him and what not just because he is a hawk, but can you pet him or anything? When it will be time to let him go, do you think you'll be sad like you're losing a pet or are you pretty good about having a business relationship kind of thing? He is not a pet.
I can pet him though. That is what you want. He needs to be accustomed to being touched for medical purposes. I can touch anywhere I want on him to check his feathers, body fat, and feet.
I will be sad whenever he goes. I've put a lot of time into him, and I love him even if he doesn't love me back. It will be bittersweet, I think. It is best for him to continue his time in the wild, and I can trap a new hawk and do the same thing for that bird that I did for him. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 19:48:13 GMT -5
Understandable, but i feel like any animal who gets pretty close to their owner/trainer and feels well cared for will remember it even if they are wild.
I definitely see where youre coming from though and youre probably right.
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Post by raptxr on Nov 27, 2017 21:43:00 GMT -5
Understandable, but i feel like any animal who gets pretty close to their owner/trainer and feels well cared for will remember it even if they are wild. I definitely see where youre coming from though and youre probably right. Raptors, for the most part, aren't social animals. He sees me as a source of food, not a source of companionship. The moment I take that food source away by releasing him, he realizes that I'm no use to him and simply moves on. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 23:10:08 GMT -5
The question mostly came to mind because of him ruffling his feathers and getting comfortable so i guess i was mainly under the impression he was warming up to you/starting to like you. But ya i know nothing about birds. Glad hes comfortable and gentle at least instead of on edge or grumpy.
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Post by 🆉🅴🅻🅳🆁🅸🆂 on Nov 28, 2017 1:10:45 GMT -5
This hawk is gorgeous..
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Post by raptxr on Nov 28, 2017 21:19:39 GMT -5
The question mostly came to mind because of him ruffling his feathers and getting comfortable so i guess i was mainly under the impression he was warming up to you/starting to like you. But ya i know nothing about birds. Glad hes comfortable and gentle at least instead of on edge or grumpy. He can sometimes be grumpy and sick of me, that's for sure! He is comfortable around me, but not affectionate. He could really do without me being there, but he knows I won't hurt him, if that makes sense. |
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Post by raptxr on Jan 18, 2018 21:07:16 GMT -5
its been a while, so I thought i'd update some rev things!
We are finally killing some stuff! He's only killing rats for now, but gosh am I soo proud of him. I took him to a falconry meet last weekend and we both had an absolute blast. He had two great cottontail chases, and one armadillo! he's not the brightest.
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Post by Winona on Jan 19, 2018 17:43:21 GMT -5
Oh my gosh, I love this post and I am going to continue following this.
I love birds and looked into falconry a bit, but I decided that I didn't have enough time to do it... yet. Maybe one day.
But he is gorgeous, and I've learned so much about falconry from reading your posts.
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Post by froglet on Jan 19, 2018 20:47:20 GMT -5
wow, you have such a beautiful bird! ngl I was a bit worried about ethics going into reading this and I've always been iffy on falconry, but after reading some of your responses, I can see how this would help him live through his most critical survival period and pass on the skills to new generations of hawks. glad to see that you still see him as wild.
do you ever plan to work with other species?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 22:18:24 GMT -5
Good boi. Proud of him
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Post by raptxr on Jan 20, 2018 17:10:11 GMT -5
Oh my gosh, I love this post and I am going to continue following this. I love birds and looked into falconry a bit, but I decided that I didn't have enough time to do it... yet. Maybe one day. But he is gorgeous, and I've learned so much about falconry from reading your posts. I'm glad that my posts provide some insight! It is definitely time-consuming but the good thing about it is that you can never really start too late! wow, you have such a beautiful bird! ngl I was a bit worried about ethics going into reading this and I've always been iffy on falconry, but after reading some of your responses, I can see how this would help him live through his most critical survival period and pass on the skills to new generations of hawks. glad to see that you still see him as wild. do you ever plan to work with other species? Falconry ethics can go into a slightly gray area, that's for sure. It depends on how the handler cares for the bird and also the quarry even. There are certain training methods used that I don't agree with, that's for sure. It all depends on the falconer, but all the people I've met in falconry care a great deal for their hawks and conservation of nature itself.
I plan on it! In my first year as a general falconer I would like to hopefully round up enough money to purchase an aplomado falcon, peregrine, or a gyrfalcon. When you become a general falconer you can start purchasing birds from breeders, and the breeders are all federally regulated so its not anything like dog breeding. Said bird will stay with me its entire life, unlike the hawk I have now. But if that doesn't happen, I'll probably trap a kestrel or a harris hawk. My end goal is an eagle, but in the USA you cannot get an eagle until you reach a master level permit. |
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Post by raptxr on Mar 5, 2018 14:36:17 GMT -5
SOME REV UPDATES
We're molting now, so our season is done! I cannot wait to hunt squirrel with this goofy guy in September. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 16:22:01 GMT -5
birds birds birds
i love birds
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