falconry

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There is someone else looking at Falconry in another thread. He had a German Shephard. Falconry and hunting I think. Maybe look around for it I think he was looking for help.
Nice pics!!
 
inssane;4915281; said:
There is someone else looking at Falconry in another thread. He had a German Shephard. Falconry and hunting I think. Maybe look around for it I think he was looking for help.
Nice pics!!
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yeah i commented in that thread and told him to try nafex.net to see if they could help
 
This is something I have also always wanted to get into. I would be fascinated to see the differences through hands on contact between a bird of prey and my macaw but 1 bird is enough for me at the moment.
 
So awesome. I volunteered at a raptor rehab center and loved it so much. The redtaileds had wonderful personalities, but my personal favorites were the Eastern screech owls. Many of the larger eagles were so powerful and downright scary to handle.
 
Natalie;4916305; said:
So awesome. I volunteered at a raptor rehab center and loved it so much. The redtaileds had wonderful personalities, but my personal favorites were the Eastern screech owls. Many of the larger eagles were so powerful and downright scary to handle.
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I tried to volunteer at a raptor rehab center here in Louisville, but they wouldn't let me unless I could commit to 30 hours a week :screwy:. I was a full time student at the time with a part time job, so needless to say I couldn't do it.
 
They are entirely different from macaws or any other typical 'pet' bird for that matter. Since more birds of prey aren't really social animals most of them don't actually want anything to do with you and the ones that falconers use are more in it for the easy meal than because they actually like you.
that being said, I am confident that they have much more potential than what falconers use them for and am anxious to explore the possibilities in the future when I get my own bird.
 
Sylvias;4916613; said:
They are entirely different from macaws or any other typical 'pet' bird for that matter. Since more birds of prey aren't really social animals most of them don't actually want anything to do with you and the ones that falconers use are more in it for the easy meal than because they actually like you.
that being said, I am confident that they have much more potential than what falconers use them for and am anxious to explore the possibilities in the future when I get my own bird.
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I totally agree. With raptors, there isn't a "bond" between person and bird like there can be with parrots. Although both types of birds aren't domesticated, parrots tend to be flock animals that like the company of others, whether it be people or other parrots. Raptors are solitary and they don't live for anything but themselves and their chicks. Having worked with raptors, I've never felt that they wanted me around for social purposes. I just happened to be there, providing food. Haha.
 
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