Seeing him stare at you so intently from the fridge I thought to myself "man he's watching you like a hawk..." then immediately thinking "duh, he's a hawk" lol. But yeah he's a handsome fella and you guys look like a great pair.
@barnabyandanthonysofficial1497 a month straight training up early even after 10 hr shifts the night before makes one very very tired. Still feeling the effects of that🤣
lol yup! There's a great youtube video that goes through common expressions and idioms that come from falconry like "she/he has them wrapped around their little finger" its very interesting!@@shutterchick79
They are one of the prettier hawks you can use in falconry😁. If you ask me though I am a huge fan of harlans RTs. The color varieties they come in is amazing
getting interested in falconry. unfortunately i know i do not have the time to dedicate to taking care of such amazing birds and i do not want to give one a sad life. maybe when i retire i will have the time
Triroa, you could look up a local falconry club and even if you do not have time to train and hunt a bird, that doesn't mean you can go to a few meetings and see if you can get in on a few hunts. Offer to beat the bush and help scare up game as a trade to just be in the field and get to know the people and birds. No commitment to anybody, just a win-win-win. You get to be around the hunt, the birds have a better chance of a successful day, and the falconer would likely appreciate the extra body flushing out prey. Who knows, you may find you absolutely hate it all, or you may make some friends that would potentially be a sponsor a few years down the road if you decide this is a sport you can do and find the time to do. That's my issue. I have the desire, I just don't have the time. I have a hard time finding time to train my dog, let alone train and care for a falcon or hawk. When I was Kai's age, I had 20 acres (my parents did), and we knew a lot of people that would have loved to have us hunting rodents on their property. Starting in their late 50's is where I'm heading if I'm ever able to make the time.
Two very pretty birds 😂😂😂😂👍🤠🇦🇺 nice wedgetail eagles in Australia also hawks, kestrels, falcons, and tawny frogmouths which look heaps funny. Enjoy your beautiful feathery friend. God bless.
He knows what windows are, its not an issue for him at all. He perches on the sill quite a lot. Never had a bird fly directly into a window in all the years I have had different birds in the house. If he had hit a window he wouldnt be in the house loose to hangout
@@falconrywithkai Wouldn't that be an interesting video. Oh look, wiping poop off a fridge or floor. Oh, time to wash this shirt. Washing hands. If Fabio gets on your shoulder, you could have wet hair after washing Fabio poo out of your hair. I'm sure that would be funny. What made me think of that was our bearded dragon (Monster) pooped on my wife head once. She was being silly and put Monster on her head, then thought about it and firmly told Monster not to poop on her head. I laughed and told Monster I'd feed him live bugs if he did. And he did, almost as if it was on command. Pure coincidence, but I'll remember that and the look on my wife's face as the event hit her, and then the odor...I'll remember that until the day I die. Question - when you clean your tile or other hawk toilet locations, do you sanitize, and with what? I know birds have delicate respiratory systems, so I didn't know if you used a bleach wipe or other sanitizing agent?
@troy5292 just water and a bit of papertowel. No bleach unless bird is outside for a few hours since thats bad for hawks breathing. I do use some vinegar and water to clean things more if he is indoors. Its very easy to just wipe up until it dries
@@falconrywithkai Wet and forget is a good spot cleaner sanitizer and I think it would be much less stressful on a birds respiratory system than liquid bleach. It has low odor, especially if you just apply it to a cloth or paper towel. It is a quaternary ammonium that kills germs on contact, and leave a coating to kill for many hours afterwards. Those cleaners you saw during COVID where they cleaned surfaces and said the cleaner would keep killing for up to 24 hours. Same stuff. People say to use is sparingly and I saw a video and it made sense, but I don't remember what they said. I just use it to spray down the tub when we give our bearded dragon a bath. I just mention it because it's inexpensive and low odor, and in the cleaning isle at Lowe's or Home Depot. You could use it to clean dark stains from asphalt roofing if you don't want to hire a professional. I used to clean roofs professionally and we called this a spray and pray method, but if you don't mind the wait, it will work, and extend the service life of your roof.
@troy5292 I sanitize with bleach only when bird is outdoors for the day, no fumes for birdo. Obviously ventilation is important when cleaning with anything. It makes a good sanitizer as we have it on hand. :) Theres a couple Veterinary grade cleaners but I forget what they are called that are used for hawks a lot too
Hmmm, you do realise the hawk is not a pet ! And it doesn’t belong in your world…. If you are unable to rehabilitate the hawk then allow a more experienced person to do so and allow the bird to have its natural life !
This is not a rehab bird but a captively bred falconry bird not a pet . Non-releasable also non native to the state I live in. This is explained in other comments. He isnt a pet but an actively hunted falconry hawk.
These Hawks are bred in Captivity. Falconers have been active for 1000's of years and take great pride in taking care of the birds. You could set your dog or cat free as well, if you want to be consistent in your ridiculous pet argument.
@colinbrooks6290 It's been proven that birds of prey live a safer and better life in the care of humans. They get to hunt, they can be trained to be more effective hunters too so they are more successful when returned to the wild, thus have a better chance of being a successful breeder for future birds of prey which help move these birds away from the threatened list. And these birds have humans to assist in flushing out prey which hone their skills. The number of hawks, owls, falcons, and eagles that die each winter is staggering, where falconry birds have a very high survival rate when cared for by falconers like Kai. There are several cases where falconry birds have been released back into the wild, and they come back because they know they have a safe place with the falconer, steady food that is clean, and mews which protect them from other birds of prey. They have veterinary care and are kept free of parasites. Nobody in the falconry community consider these birds as pets. Falconers are heavily responsible for saving many types of these birds of prey from extinction and repopulating these birds in the wild. Sorry, it's just annoying when people pop in and spout off crap like they have knowledge and authority when they obviously have little or no idea what they are talking about. About 20% of birds survive their first winter, where falconry birds, I'm guessing 98-99% of them survive the winter and have better care than most "pets" that live in our world.
