10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). My job is to move ahead and kick bushes in the hope of flushing a rabbit or hare. “HO!!

League Against Cruel Sports 270

League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 270

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

Great Gray Owl taking the bait (photo by Nathalie Fortier) At the end of the experience, she posted her photographs clearly stating that the bird was baited, and leaving the mouse in most photos. One wouldn’t tether a rabbit out to get a shot of a fox or a coyote, or is that somehow different?

Owls 204

Owls Mice Tethering Chickens 204

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? by Marc Bekoff. Photo by Paul Huber. Jethro and the Bunny.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100