Falconry: Falcons, Accipiters, Buteos Part 3 

Great stuff Ben, love to see more uploads..maybe in next videos you can talk about hunting with harris hawk, maybe some tips and tricks? Thanks 👍

Wonderful work! Would love to hear you talk about the limits of prey for each raptor type. Just curious what your thoughts are on the ethics of pursuing quarry outside of the normal range and to what degree. Thanks again for the great content.

Nice sharing

Love seeing the uploads man! Keep up the great work

Great videos would like more on goshawks from trapping to manning

First thank you for the amazing videos. I can’t get enough of them. Would it be possible for you to do a video on weight management during hunting season and during the molt. Also how would one go about determining the proper amount of food to keep and maintain a healthy bird during the hunting season and the molt. Again thank you and I look forward to more videos. Please keep them coming.

Thanks Ben, have a great weekend!

can you make an introduction to falconry of an ornate hawk eagle (spizaetus ornatus), just got one and having problems finding info

Thanks again great video really interesting information.

Hi Ben again a great video. at the end you mentioned telemetrie or gps systems because if you have none you are going to lose your bird. You are wondering why falconry is survived that long without. well maybe this is an answer to that. First option they didnt care about loosing a wild captured bird he just returned home next season we catch another one. wich is a good mentallity i think if you are allowed to catch wild birds. Second back in the days humans had way more feeling for nature then now. So they are more aware of their surroundings AND the animals within it. Here at my area we have a lot of jackdaws if you lose a bird no matter wich species except the goshawk the jackdaws will swarm that unknown bird. They let everybody know there is a predator there they do not know. The local predators are commenly know by all the animals. it seems that prey are more relaxed when it comes to the predators they see a lot and are scared of individuals they see for the first time. didnt noticed yet? try to look for it and you wil see. this means that if a falconer bird is free in nature, nature is going to respond differently. like other animals who started swarming them to alert all other animals animals fleeing the scene. you can notice there is more unrest all around. had this experience multiple times had a broken telemetrie set once it wasnt really pointing at my bird still i found them back just by reading nature. i think this is something we have to keep in mind for when your gps system or telemetrie is broken. its a lot harder for sure but not impossible. have a nice day keep up the good work

First of all thanks for passing your knowledge to the world . Have u ever tried flying an falcon on the rocrow ? Cheers from Vienna

Love your videos you're never talked about hawk eagles like ornate hawk eagle 🦅 🦅🦅🦅🦅

I remember falconer friend of mine tols me that when the falcon breaks the neck of its prey, it's called, the "stroke of grace".

Great info Thank You

ok Hopefully I got another banger question or more of a topic. How do falcons hit their quarry at impact? I have read they: knuckle the three toes and rack with the hind toe and talon use all four toes/talons at impact grab with all four toes/talons I understand technique will depend on quarry. How is it done with large quarry such as Sage grouse? I would think the rear toe rack would be a devastating with full contact. Smaller quarry a four toe grab would suffice. I guess another topic is grabbing power. My very limited experience handling raptors does not include getting footed, I did get my thumb bit through a leather glove (work glove) my a Prairie falcon with a broken wing, that hurt for a few days. Thanks for the videos wish this was around 30 years ago.

One more thing you did not mention about definitions of a falcon is dont falcons also have black eyes? This is a general rule but are there exceptions to that rule? Thanks

Ben youre amazing if i could kiss you i would! Thank you so much for passing on your knowledge is worth its weight in gold...taking my test in a few weeks hoping i ace it..ive been reading the hawking apprentice guide front to back 3 times and doing flash cards but your videos are indispensable!💪🏻💪🏻

i been studying and ready to take my exam, i was wondering ifyou had a email i can send you a few pdf files, of pretest information, and you can maybe you can review with everyone. wish i knew if my answers were correct lol your videos have been so helpful! thanks

Ben, am I right that Peregrines, or falcons generally, make their feet into a kind of "fist" with this great long toes curled into a ball...? At 160 kph, that's quite a weapon, methinks!

I made it!

So how do eagles and hawks fit into all this? (falcon, accipiters, buetos?)

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Do people ever fly vultures?

What classification does the northern harrier fall under?