#but that’s… hawks. and not falcons

[legokingfisher]

Hey why does. Why does Zane’s falcon make blue jay noises

[vietsoul]

Jason Hawke & Joe Foster Try Me on for Size, 2003 - Falcon

[durzyx]

Cynicism queen

[10piecechickenmcnugget]

“mojang should add this” “mojang should add that” mojang should add more BIRDS

[herpsandbirds]

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga), family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, and Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara p. plancus) get into a fracas!!!, family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, Pantanal, Brazil

photograph by Gian Luca Tognon

[inutiliacapra]

postin this stupid silly falcon i drew a loong while ago but never posted!! ill have to get back into traditional art again one day. i love drawing feathers and i love birds of prey teehee

[wizardhecker]

Here it is! All of the raptors of Virginia (and general Southeastern US) put all together.

Which you can now buy conveniently at my inprnt shop!!

Thats right! after tepid interest in giving me money I've finally bit the bullet and opened a place to buy my birds to put on your wall.

[chasing-faith-and-fate]

Moon 39

Moon 38 | Moon 40

[coolthingsguyslike]

[antiqueanimals]

Virginia Wildlife; vol. 18, no. 8. August, 1957.

Internet Archive

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

are you that somebody - aaliyah, 1998.

[ichiwashername-o]

Some days, I have to sit back and appreciate just how crazy, weird, and magical my life can be sometimes.

Two years ago, I had a random chance encounter with a falconer who was out hunting with his red tailed hawk. It was such an incredible sight so I of course walked over, introduced myself, and began chatting with him. We stayed in contact, and this last weekend, he invited me to the local falconer's club meet and greet, where we spent the afternoon trampling through a grassy field hunting for rabbits!

It was such an incredible experience I cannot even put into words. Having hawks fly right over your head as they're diving into the grass never gets old and is such a thrill every time. We caught a few rabbits, too! But the birds seemed more interested in the voles, much to the falconers' chagrin! It was pretty funny watching the hawks hork down a vole in one gulp while their flier watched on, sighing with resignation.

But the absolute best part of the day was when one falconer brought out his team of three Harris hawks. He handed me a glove, and all I had to do was hold up my hand and the hawk flew right to me, using me as a very handy perch as we were trudging through the fields! It was a true Disney princess moment and one I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Now someone tie me to a pole so I don't do something stupid like actually go out and get a hawk for myself.

[floridianfireflyfaith]

[ceoofdestructix]

"Nice argument. Unfortunately...", but with the Underworld-verse cast

[awkward-parabuteo]

HUNTING WITH MY HARRIS'S HAWK, ARAMIS

I pick Aramis up from his mews then weigh him and prepare things (food, telemetry, lure, etc.) before heading out. The field we're going to today is within walking distance.

We get to the field bright and early, Aramis is following me along the tree line and into the woods. Down here, my role is to flush out game for him.

Today, Aramis caught a partridge after a short airborne chase! I get to him as quickly as possible to humanely dispatch the prey (cervical dislocation). It's important to know how to do this to avoid drawn out distress and suffering of the animal. He's left to pluck and pick at the fresh carcass for a bit as a reward before trading off. He usually gets to eat his catches, split into a couple different meals.

Once we're back home, I place Aramis in his box to remove his transmitter then leave him a minute to put away my bag and its content before weighing him again. He wastes no time getting comfortable and is all puffed up and relaxed when I return!

I clean the blood from his talons then bring him outside. Aramis can start digesting this good meal as he enjoys the nice fall weather in the yard for a few hours.

[akaiitori]

Merry Birdmas 2024 🎄

Happy holidays! Here's a few festive birds :) Made for a server I'm in, I enjoy my time there a lot, so I thought about drawing some of the fave bird species from the members. I hope you tumblrs folks like em too!