This encounter with a huge Red Tail Hawk took place outside my office a few days ago:
When I showed my wife this and asked if I could buy a falcon, she said yes...:)
This encounter with a huge Red Tail Hawk took place outside my office a few days ago:
When I showed my wife this and asked if I could buy a falcon, she said yes...:)
I was sitting on my back porch last year and a hawk swooped down and snatched a cat that was walking through the yard. He flew off with the cat into a large tree.
I hope you’re both ready for the cost, and have a nice deep-freeze. They don’t live on Big Macs.
I investigated falconry around 2000.
It takes about two years of study and a passed exam (mostly focused on the health of a bird) to even begin to Apprentice.
And it takes years of Apprenticing to become a Falconer.
Master Falconer? LONG time.
Also, falconry is not all about the bird. It is also about becoming a leatherworker, as your bird always will wear what you have handcrafted.