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Posted Nov 25, 2009, 09:16:01 AM |
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My son does this in Oklahoma. He has a new hawk, an immature redtail with a little different color pattern than usual. These are cel phone pics, but I fixed them up as best I could.
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 10:09:41 AM |
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Good lookin' bird!
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da book worm--researcher Posts: 9506
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 10:13:45 AM |
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rabbits be afraid very afraid
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 07:19:38 AM |
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He's beautiful! I really think there is something more stunning in a Redtail than an eagle! Absolutely my favorite bird. The western and Harlans are showing up now, and I consider them a personal gift from God all winter. This one has a really heavy belly band, huh? those are nice pics! Thanks for posting them.
Happy thanksgiving!
ng
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 04:58:38 PM |
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Great life long hobby. How many years did he have to train under someone to get his lisc. I would love to hunt with a bird of prey but the requirements are arduous. Nice !!
TnMtns
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Most people are born as hunters in one way or another. Does it not make sense that we gather as well. Enjoy the hunt and gather wisely.
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 05:32:02 PM |
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Arduous for the birds' benefit, I'd have one too except for the tough, good requirements. These are good clear pics, he's just gorgeous!
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 08:01:48 PM |
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That must be a 'fun hobby', I found one the other day near a dead dog dumped in the country, it couldn't fly so I put it out of it's misery, (the dog had been poisoined) I suppose, & the hawk had eaten some of the meat.
Fossis............
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 28, 2009, 08:00:53 AM |
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Wow, what a strong looking bird.
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The Lord Has Risen Posts: 8197
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 30, 2009, 04:33:49 PM |
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Nice that is a very pretty bird!  |
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Dec 01, 2009, 06:53:38 AM |
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Throw all your bullets into the fire, and run like hell !
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We Dare Defend our Rights Posts: 682
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Dec 01, 2009, 10:12:23 PM |
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Does your boy do the raptor competition stuff ? That stuff is cool .
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Dec 04, 2009, 07:31:47 PM |
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Wow! Great pics. I'll bet that is an exciting hobby. It must demand a lot of attention to the birds, too. They are a
sharp looking bird. One day a few years ago, on my way home from work a red tailed hawk swooped down to the right
shoulder right in front of me and as I was about to pass him, He flew up with a long snake in his claws. I passed
only about 8 or 10 feet from him. That was quite a sight. I would like to have to gotten a pic of that. It would
have been a keeper.
Thanks for sharing.
Ray
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Dec 07, 2009, 09:39:35 PM |
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Wow! Great pics. I'll bet that is an exciting hobby. It must demand a lot of attention to the birds, too. They are a
sharp looking bird. One day a few years ago, on my way home from work a red tailed hawk swooped down to the right
shoulder right in front of me and as I was about to pass him, He flew up with a long snake in his claws. I passed
only about 8 or 10 feet from him. That was quite a sight. I would like to have to gotten a pic of that. It would
have been a keeper.
Thanks for sharing.
Ray
It is not a hobby. Its a life long commitment. You have to study for years under a master before you can own one. Its very rigorous and not a task you take lightly. I commend him on his rigorous achievement. They are beautiful and have made such a good come back with the absence of DDT. I have been fortunate to be able to observe a few hunts with them. Good post |
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 12:29:52 PM |
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It amazes me how accurate those birds of prey are. There was a family of Peregrin (or however you spell it) falcons that nested in a tall building next to my office. The City got several pairs to control the pigeon population. I would watch them kill pigeons and eat them in the parking lot of my building. They would come out of no where like a bolt of lightening and knock the pigeon silly sos he would crash into the pavement. Then he would swoop down and finish him off in need be. Most of the time the fall killed them I suppose. Sometimes they would strike two or three times a day if they had young to feed. Monty
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