Hunting Harris
While walking a trail at the P.E.R.T., I came around the bend and spotted a Harris hawk in a low branch in a tree up ahead.
LOL.....I don't know about anybody else, but every time I spot a potential subject out in the wild, my pulse always quickens and I go into "hunting" mode!
I was really excited to see this guy, and was doing my best to stay quiet as I walked up on him, so he wouldn't take off on me. It wasn't until I got closer that I realized that this was a "tame" hawk that belongs to a local falconer that brings this guy to the P.E.R.T. for exercise and to hunt.
I don't know how I feel about this guy going after all the little warblers and sparrows,at the park. If his handler let's him actually eat his catch then I guess it's okay......after all, that's what they do. However, if he takes it away from him, then it's really a waste.
I asked the handler about this, but he was rather evasive in his answer........hummmmmm!
Hunting Harris
While walking a trail at the P.E.R.T., I came around the bend and spotted a Harris hawk in a low branch in a tree up ahead.
LOL.....I don't know about anybody else, but every time I spot a potential subject out in the wild, my pulse always quickens and I go into "hunting" mode!
I was really excited to see this guy, and was doing my best to stay quiet as I walked up on him, so he wouldn't take off on me. It wasn't until I got closer that I realized that this was a "tame" hawk that belongs to a local falconer that brings this guy to the P.E.R.T. for exercise and to hunt.
I don't know how I feel about this guy going after all the little warblers and sparrows,at the park. If his handler let's him actually eat his catch then I guess it's okay......after all, that's what they do. However, if he takes it away from him, then it's really a waste.
I asked the handler about this, but he was rather evasive in his answer........hummmmmm!