Restarting Weekly Raptor
I’m hoping that things are getting back into a groove where I can put up pictures of raptors on a
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Our experiences with falconry and hunting hawks.
I’m hoping that things are getting back into a groove where I can put up pictures of raptors on a
Read MoreIn 2003, we went out for a walk with Rusty, Beater, and Biter at Tierra Santa near San Diego. Fuji
Read MoreHere’s a falcon on a block perch in the weathering yard at the 2001 California Hawking Club meet in Bakersfield.
Read MoreShelby comes to the glove. Notice that his feet have not quite made contact. Also, you can see from the
Read MoreOver on “Men’s News Daily”, the “Nobody’s Opinion” column goes on and on interminably about how falconry is practiced by
Read MoreHarris’s hawks are the only raptors known to hunt cooperatively. Falconers have only started taking advantage of this in the
Read MoreBack in 2002, Diane’s apprentice Andrea was getting her passage tiercel red-tailed hawk, Lavan, trained. Part of that involved free-flying
Read MoreHere’s a picture from the end of the year in 2002. We had Rusty out in the field with the
Read MoreHere’s a picture from my birthday back in 2003. A tiercel red-tailed hawk follows Andrea higher into the hills. Tiercel
Read MoreThis week, the picture shows Rusty on her way to try to catch something she has spotted. The way she
Read MoreHere’s a couple more from our December trip to the San Diego area. Fuji S2 camera, Nikkor AFS VR 70-200mm
Read MoreThese two pictures are from an outing in 2005 in San Diego. Rusty and Beater scouted different areas of the
Read MoreThere’s some discussion in the comments of an article earlier on concerning Cooper’s hawks and pigeons, so I thought a
Read MoreKyra Gottesman recounts one of the worst days of her life. She had to put down her aging and ailing
Read MoreThese are pictures of Rusty from this past January. Rusty’s approach to perches here put her in a nice relation
Read MoreThe LA Times has the story on the Southern California indictments of seven men charged with numerous counts of violating
Read MoreHere’s a picture from May 6th showing Shelby, our male Harris’s hawk, perched on the glove of Brian Baer. Brian
Read MoreHere’s a couple of pictures from last December. We stopped at a field near Vacaville nad had the hawks out.
Read MoreHere’s a couple of photographs from the first falconry meet Diane and I attended, back around 1983 in Florida. The
Read MoreShelby, our male Harris’s hawk, perches on our van door before a hunt. We have him set up with some
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