10,000 Birds
JUNE 14, 2011
Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). I have never been one to advocate the needless killing of animals for whatever purpose. My job is to move ahead and kick bushes in the hope of flushing a rabbit or hare. “HO!!
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2012
When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve seen photos of birds with so many bands it looks like they’re wearing stockings, and then there’s the awful story of Violet , whose band eventually killed her. The grand old bird became a surrogate mother, and raised them herself.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. Photo by Paul Huber.
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