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The interesting habits of Harris’s Hawks

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The area that the birds are living in will predicate what becomes the normal prey for the Harris’s Hawk , but those here on the Baja target Blacktail Jackrabbits, Cottontail Rabbits, California Quail, and many other species of birds and small mammals. There are three subspecies of Harris Hawks: The P.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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I’ve recently returned from a filming trip in Arizona where I have been working on a production for National Geographic on Harris’s (Harris) Hawks. Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). “HO!!

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The Rusty Squirrel-Hawk AKA Ferruginous Hawk

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They are often seen on the ground since their prey consists mainly of rabbit, prairie dog and, you guessed it, ground squirrel. It is an education bird from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum’s Raptor Free Flight program. This is the light morph. And this is what the dark morph looks like.

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