10,000 Birds
MAY 30, 2019
That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. I knew no falconers. ” Falcons could be taken from the nest just before they were able to fly or caught wild after maturity. The concern possessed him.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Ferruginous Hawks were known as Rusty Squirrel-Hawks back in the 1800′s and they exist in both a light and dark morph. I took a ride up to the Fall River Valley back in October and spotted both morphs in the large grasslands where we also usually see Rough-legged Hawks and Prairie Falcons. Click on photos for full sized images.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2021
Eurasian Skylarks took flight in front of our wheels, and one Suslik (Ground Squirrel) quickly ran across our path, while a dozen European Bee-eaters adorned bare branches. noticed a Eurasian Stone-curlew , which I dipped and, as we were leaving, one male Red-footed Falcon waved us goodbye. Did I mention Great Bustards ?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Granted, the more urban, the less likely that a raptor can make it (except for maybe pigeon connoisseur Peregrine Falcons or garbage disposal Black Kites and vultures) but allow enough green space to persist and some raptor will usually find its place. This is the same Cecropia I often scan and hope for warblers or some migrant cuckoo.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Once a Peregrine Falcon flew above the veranda, while several distant King Vultures were soaring above the valley. More easily noticeable birds to observe from the veranda also included Gartered Trogon , Lesson’s Motmot (often the very first and the last bird of the day), Crimson-fronted Parakeet and Streak-headed Woodcreeper.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 14, 2011
But after spending time with experienced falconers in the field I have come to respect and admire the responsible practitioners of this, the sport of kings. It is only due to the strong bond (and association with food) between falconer and raptor that the birds return after a hunt. Survival of the fittest. “HO!!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2014
I have received so many calls to come rescue a baby hawk or falcon or some kind of raptor,” wrote Jennifer Dudley, and attached this photo. And once I took in three pit bull puppies that turned out to be squirrels.”. “I Someone brought me a Cliff Swallow he swore was a falcon,” wrote Louise Shimmel. The joke was on us!”.
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