My Falconry Life | Storm Arwen, Bird Flu and Wild Ravens 

Glad everyone got through the storm alright.... Hope you all have a great Christmas!

Such a beautiful location and so close to nature. Love the "conversation" between Fable and her wild counterparts. "Boop boop!"

There is a non-zero chance that Fable will teach her wild raven friends to say "boop boop" and "hello", and it will just spread in the wild.

Amy, this is a lovely video with a bit of everything for us. Your environment, your family, wild birds soaring, the peregrine and the wonderful exchange between local ravens and Fable. I love your descriptions of how the wild birds are gradually working out your role. I wonder what conclusions they will come to. Clearly they are happy, gradually, to come nearer to observe and monitor your comings and goings! And finally I must say your lilac/mauve outfit really suits your healthy complexion! Looks great. Thanks for a superb video. MC and HNY for 2022!

Happy to hear that your family, winged and footed alike are ok!

Such a beautiful way to bring up a baby! So different from most other children. Seeing nature and living so close to it and insync with it. Thank you for sharing your amazing life and family with us.

Pleased you're back, have internet, electricity and a little time! Impressive wind-blown trees. The bird-flu controls, particularly, will now be extremely frustrating - I loathed keeping my hens enclosed in the past! I have none now. The stoat in his white coat was superb

Saw two crows chasing a hawk - one broke off and the other persued 'til the hawk FLEW UPSIDE DOWN and made a strike at the crow - the most amazing thing I ever saw.

I'm happy that you weathered the storm well and protected your birds successfully 💖💓💕💟

So glad everyone is safe! Great to see you and your beautiful birds again!

I like how you observe the wild birds - not just for any danger to your birds - but to acknowledge and honor their presence.

What a beautiful baby!!! I'm still waiting for grandchildren. Best wishes to you and your husband.

Hope you didn't suffer any damages. It's still windy here after a path of destruction in the US. Amazing video, despite all that! Beautiful family, beautiful countryside, beautiful flock - you're so blessed :-)

I'm glad you guys are okay especially Fable . Fable is such an adorable bird and very smart . This weather that's going on around the world is pretty harsh . Please stay safe ❤️❤️❤️ ...

I'm you and the birds are all safe after that storm

Denver Colorado had 100 mph winds a few days ago. All the crows stayed hidden deep in the trees. So glad you came through your storms unscathed. Alfie is growing so fast. ❤❤

Lol Fable saying hi to the wild birds was awesome!

What a delicious bundle! What a precious boy.

absolutely fascinating watching those wild ravens and crows trying to figure out what new spectacle moved into their neighborhood lol

It's always great to see a new video from you! Each one has something new and delightful, or sometimes new and a bit concerning. But all of them are so uplifting. Thanks so much, and take care! (And what an adorable little fellow Alfie is. My son, Bjorn, is twenty now. Everyone says it, but it's true: the time goes so fast! I miss my little chum.)

Central Wisconsin just had two tornados, we have several trees down and there was a fair amount of damage to certain dwellings. Not typical for December. Love the channel keep up the good work!

I laughed so hard when Fable said hello..

It's wild how much Fable sounds like you!

Lovely to see you and your family, stay warm, stay safe.

I’m glad that you’re all safe and as always thank you for your informative videos. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year . 🎆🎊🎈

Thanks so very much for sharing your birds, environment, and your knowledge with us. Alfie is just the cutest little man!

I shed a tear when I saw Fable chatting with the wild birds (can they see each other?). It was so lovely seeing her make friends! I do think they will eventually stop seeing you as a threat. You know they identify facially and how smart they are. They may never opt to be your friend, but they'll be fine with you eventually. 🤗 The stoat was adorable, I've never seen one out and about quite like that! Does he/they help with any rodent problems about the farm? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought hawks feared corvids as they flew higher and often attacked hawks? It's very exciting to see them (the wild birds) showing interest and curiosity at your teamwork! Have a WONDERFUL Christmas and Fresh New Year! Hugs for Alfie! 💝

After discovering your channel, I have a new love for ravens. I have a large unkindness that flies over twice a day. I’ve been putting out cat food to attract them. They are starting to respond but very scared of me. If they see me, they won’t land. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Lovely to see you and hear from Fable!! I'm looking forward to hearing all the wild ravens saying 'Boop, Boop"! Wishing you, your family and all the animals a very happy Christmas and New Year ❄️🎅🏼✨🦌🦅🐣

Wow!!...crazy weather 😳😳..please keep trying..I really enjoy your videos!!I appreciate what you do!!👍👍💪💚😎

Hi ya Amy. Looking good in your purple attire. Interesting vid as usual. Glad you all came through the storm OK, apart from the prob with internet. Have a great Christmas all of you. X

Glad to hear your safe.

Glad you are safe and ok

I'm glad everyone is safe from the high winds . you all are a beautiful family God bless and enjoy. Happy hunting

Happy Christmas to you, your family, and the birds! Love from Chicago USA

So good to see you and your family. Glad you all survived the storm. Have a wonderful holiday.

Glad to hear your doing ok Amy

So enjoyed seeing the countryside around where you live. We don't know much about birds and that makes your vlogs so interesting and entertaining. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Gloria

The ravens are awesome!!👍👍😎

I am so happy to see you, your hubby, your precious baby & your precious Fable =) (& friends) I started crying when Fable was chatting to the wild birds. She sounds like an only child hoping to make friends. I am imagining a cloud of birds sweeping over that wild & beautiful land calling "boop boop" as they go !! Happy holidays to you & your entire family - stay warm & safe. I hope to see you & Fable again soon.

All the local ravens in a couple of months: "Boop, boop!!!" 😂😂

Thank you 👍

So happy you , your family and your birdies are safe thank God!

Fable... You amaze me. Amy, you do too. Thanks for sharing. 🌿💜

Good to see you and your little family again. That was like a horror movie, hearing Fable commenting to the wild crows. Imagine some random person walking past and hearing Fable. My head would be spinning 😂 Alfie is going to have a champion life growing up on that country. Glad you survived that storm, here in Australia we are always getting flogged by wild storms. Gggggrrrrr

Thanks for sharing - These interactions were very interesting. 'Glad you and yours are OK past your storm. We, in the USofA have seen some horrific weather as well of late, though i am, myself, on the West Coast, and unaffected by it. Merry Christmas to you, and a wonderful New Year. Peace

Boop Boop ! Quite a bit of damage around there ! We had fearsome tornados near here last week. Looks like we will all be dealing with weather extremes for the foreseeable future. So glad you are all safe & only inconvenienced by the fury. Pleased to see the wild birds interacting we each other & our girl Fable. Merry Christmas to Alfie & your family, of course including your birds & dogs. Have a Happy New Year. Special wishes to Fable, Boop Boop !

Huge winds heading to Ireland and Scotland this week, watch out for around Wednesday. Stay Strong and thank You for all that You do. You have such a Beautiful Family and Bird Buddies 💞🌻

I live for Fable's boops

Wow shocking scenes of the trees, glad you weathered the storm... How cool re the wild Ravens...boop boop lol

All together, beautiful family !

Weather! Glad to hear the birds and everyone is safe.. Sweet baby ya got there! Looks like a semi new addition. LOL Merry Christmas 🎄

It looks lovely where you are. Thank you for introducing your son to us. Take care.

It’s so different there. And it’s just so beautiful.

Thank goodness you are all ok. Have a very happy Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year from all of us here in the north of Ireland

Fun to hear the interactions with the wild birds

So relieved to hear that you got through the storm more or less unscathed, I was really worried about you, your family and the birds. This was a wonderful video, it felt like a quality wildlife documentary, so full of breathtaking footage and fascinating information. I really enjoyed hearing the wild ravens talking to Fable and warning her about the human! It will be such fun seeing how they come to terms with your presence and work out where you fit in.

Glad you came through the storm ok. Love your videos.

Thanks for sharing this blessed ecosystem ...from the Pzcific coast of Mexico - I received the gift of six flamingos overheard while stretching this morning and an immense Osprey with his mate - both are rare sightings along thus stretch of busy beach '- a very Merry Chrixtmas to you all and wishing the wild ones here, there and everywhere a quick recovery from the storms. :)

Ravens: caw caw caw Raven: Hello....Boop boop...why aren’t you using your words? 🤣😂 It was a real joy to see a new post from you. Baby is growing so fast ❤️.

Just fascinating to see the interactions between the wild birds & your birds

That must have been quite the storm! That tree line was incredible!

Wonderful vid, thank you for sharing beautiful Scotland and the interesting interactions with the wild birds! Fascinating how the wild crows and ravens are trying to figure out what's going on and tooo adorable Fable talking to them. Glad everyone made it safely through what looks like a crazy storm. Stay safe and warm!

I absolutely love your videos. I'm very close with the Ravens where I live. Merry Christmas to you & your beautiful Family. 🥰

Just found your channel and what I saw here convinced me that you must have more that I would enjoy as much or more than this video. Growing up on a farm in Northern Ontario in Canada, I had a lot of exposure to wild life. One haying season, we unfortunately mowed over a Kestrel nest, killing one but two others survived one, a female had a small break in her skin but suffered no permanent damage, the other was a male and as the parents did not return to the nest, these two were hand reared. The female was raised by my cousin and he did train her to hunt. We raised the male and he learned to hunt on his own. One of his first efforts was a Rhode Island Red hen, hatched a few years earlier as a science experiment at a local school. She was the biggest hen we had and although there were plenty of smaller birds to choose from including Bantams and several varieties of pigeons, it was Big Red that he chose to target for his first (that I witnessed) hunt. He sat on the chicken coop roof for well over an hour screwing up his courage and observing her scratching out tidbits and dust bathing. When he finally made his attack, he swooped in from behind her, hooking into he back but... she must have weight 4 or 5 times as much as he did and there was no way he was going to lift off with her. Instead, she, freaked out at this sudden attack, began squawking, running in crazy circles and pounding him with her wings. He was unfortunately hooked in and could not get free of her. He had one wild ride around the barnyard before he or she managed to break free, with him landing in the dust and her, no worse for this attack, running for the safety of the hen house. He was rather dazed, but got himself up, shook out the dust and fluffed up his feathers before launching into the air to circle the barnyard only to set back down on the hen house again... and began watching Big Red... again, carefully planning his next attack. I never did see him try to take out any of our chickens again, but he did find endless fascination in just setting on the hen house roof watching them. He knew how to ask for food and he was fed any time he came in for food. The periods between these feedings grew longer and longer until late in the following spring, he stopped showing up, having returned to wild where he belonged. We also raised a crow and I have too many memories of the two plus years he lived with or around us to go into here. Maybe next time.

So glad to see you back. Also very happy all your animals are safe after such a storm. ❤️

Wild crows calling. Fable: Hello! Boop boop!

Thank you so much. It's good of you to record the wild birds, & their responses to your birds. That was a good change of pace, I really enjoyed it. Merry Christmas‼️

Hey Girl ! We missed you ! Happy xmas,Hanuka, Silvester-holydays Everbody . Stay Healthy &Safe Y´all . 🎆🎄⛄

Merry Christmas to you all！Please stay healthy and safe ! Have a wonderful Christmas ! 😚

"rabbit warrens" I approve of your front of the house landscaping. ;-)

precious baby and Wow, what a harrowing night that must have been. Really glad you All are safe. Christmas Cheers !

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you & all your flying friend!!

A friend posted a video of a “crow” making an odd call. Many of us told him that it was a raven not a crow (beak, fluffy feathers around beak, and size). They insisted the bird was not making a normal sound. I sent a video (from California) of how to tell the difference between a raven and a crow. He still insisted the call was not normal (I’d spent the last year feeding a couple of ravens cat treats on my walks so I’ve learned to tell the cronky call of them). I sent him your video with Fable where you talk about Fable and ravens ability to vocalize. He’s not convinced. The crows where I live HATE the Ravens and the Cooper’s hawks that are around now (not sure if the hawks are around more in the pandemic or I’ve not noticed as I wasn’t walking twice a day). The crows scream up a storm and dive bomb the ravens and hawks who ignore them. It was interesting to see your wild crows and wild ravens just letting each other be.

We need to see more of hubby..... May you and your family have a wonderful and safe Christmas!

Absolutely beautiful baby!

Lor, what damage to the trees. So glad you, your little family and all the birds are fine. I bet it was gorgeous watching the storm from the safety of your house🤔😮😲😜. Stay safe and a very merry Christmas to you all.😘😘😘⛄🎄🎆

Delightful footage of the wild birds Amy. I am glad you are all ok after the storms... I bet it was quite a worry for you... I LOVE to feed the birds, I have a lot of Jackdaws, Magpies and smaller birds like Wagtails.... My problem is Wood Pigeon`s which just eat everything..... Do you ever put food out for the Owls and other birds of pray?? I see you have some bird seed available.... Take care and I wish you all a Wonderful Christmas... :-)))) xxxx

Amy, you have an amazing life, thanks for sharing a bit of it with us. :)

Merry Christmas to you and yours

Your little one is precious!

So glad that you make it through that storm with no major problems Amy. I really enjoyed this video. That little one is growing so fast. Looking forward to what you have in store for us next year! Happy Holidays to you and your family! Be well and stay safe! 👍🎄🎄🎄🎄👍💖💖

Spectacular. Love the aesthetic and ambience. Though there is something about Fable's relation to the wild Ravens that makes me somewhat sad, yet I understand the pragmatism of it all. Having followed Fable in the past, I, and imagine many others are very fond of her. Now, the context, the landscape, the discourse is, I think, wonderful to experience. By the way, I'm of Scottish background living in Australia and it is heading into Summer now, and getting hot. Just thought I'd let you know the world is watching. Cheers!

Glad everyone is OK, Have a great Xmas and a great new year 👨‍👩‍👦⛄🌲

Lovely post. Very enjoyable and interesting.🥰 I am glad you survived the storm.

Hope you all stay safe and have a pleasant Christmas.

Thankfully all is well after the storms and you have your internet back up and running. Give little Alfie an extra cuddle for me and have a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year God bless and stay safe. So interesting to see the wild birds and how they interact with yours. Much love from Virginia, USA.

Wow what a storm I'm glad you all got thru it safely. I see lots of firewood, clear that out could be lucrative . That is so awesome with the wild Hawks & Ravens talking to Fabel, they get used to you & will always watch over you. What a beautiful place! The Ravens here are literally the size of small turkeys lol love them so smart & survive in minus 30 below & deep snow. Happy Holidays & all the best in the New year!

Great to see you back here; and thank you for sharing these wonderful scenes 🤗🙏 Greetings from a Danish fan and viewer 🇩🇰🤠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours 🙏🎄🌹🙏

What q lovely video such beautiful wildlife, so pleasedyour all okay after storm, have a lovely first Christmas in your new home and baby Luv from UK 🇬🇧

Alright, Fable saying Hello to the crows was funny. Merry Christmas to you and yours

Wild Raven: Caah! Caah! Caah! Fable: Boop Boop, Hello.

Welcome back Amy, so glad you, your family and birds are fine. Wishing all of you merry christmas and a good healthy and happy new year. As Fable would say *boop boop*!

So good to see you again. Wolfie is adorable, what a beautiful family you are! And what can we say about Fable and the Wild Crows.... it's like they speak different languages! 😂 Love the channel, wishing the best of new years to you and yours.

You are wonderful ❤ love your surroundings xxx

You’ve got my eye! 🦅Greetings from Bavaria.

Thank You. Merry Crimbo.

When I hear about the storms you guys were my first thought.Glad you came through ok.

Oh my, serious microbursts hit your area. Glad is all is well with you and yours. Boop boop!!

so nice to see the family , what a cute little Guy ! Merry Christmas !