Harris' Hawk blog: Watch it

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Watch it

My life has been busy with the end of the school year here. I've started my summer job now working weekends so that I can support my teaching habit. Therefore, I've had very little time to write anything.

This was a cool video sent to me by a friend of mine... Watch it.

RARE from Joel Sartore on Vimeo.

3 comments:

DianeLynn said...: This post is soooo right. Loved it and love all that walk, fly and swim.
Thank you; June 2, 2010 at 9:54 PM
murphyfish said...: Doug,
Excellent and thought provoking.
John; June 3, 2010 at 4:57 AM
Doug said...: Yeah - I loved the images, and the message is spot on. Thanks guys.
D.; June 3, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Who Are the Birds

Tess and Gonzo are both 5 year old Harris' Hawks.

I've had Gonzo since he was a young hawk and he came to me from Dave Mancini. He is a great bird who has been car hawked at different birds, flown from trees at squirrel and rabbit, and flown from a T-perch. He is a wonderfully efficient hunter that hunts in the 650 gram range.

Tess came to me by way of Wes Collins breeding project. She is a direct descendant of the Coulsins' famous White wing. I just acquired her for the 2008-09 hunting season. Her previous owner flew her extensively from the car at starlings, geese, and crows. She has been great at squirrels and has a ridiculously calm disposition. She flies between 900 - 950 grams.