@@therian_talonsoflifeunless it was something like a language translation mistake or you are wrong, that tells me the person who posted this stole the video. I've actually been seeing a lot of that. I don't get it. Why?
@@jimbarth9859 Uh, what is wrong with you? It's a red tailed hawk and the video title even says so. It's called falconry even though it's a hawk, and the dude who posted this comment doesn't own the channel and just typed falcon because he doesn't know birds. Are you some kind of conspiracy theorist? Pay attention when reading before you accuse someone in your life of something that gets them in deep doodoo cuz you're being a dingbat.
Most falconers catch, hunt for the winter, then release. The bird does just fine after release due to it being a natural predator. And yes he may see it come back to him the following winter.
It amazes me how quickly a falconry bird re adjusts to the wild again, and read some studies on survival rate of falconry birds, it's really heartwarming to know she has a better chance at survival than most fully wild raptors
That must have been hard on you. I release rescues after much care and foraging training and it's HARD. Good on you. All the best, Bounty. Go live your life in peace and good kills ❤
I trained four passage redtails to hunt and released them at the end of each season. It's a great feeling. Ok, one released herself because she was too fat when I took her hunting, but it was the end of the season. Lol
2 years ago, I took care of a baby falcon for two months she fall from her nest and she could die if we didn’t take her with us, after that she went back to the wild and I know how beautiful life is with falcons. In the 2nd anniversary of founding her I went to the same place hoping to find a lost baby and give them a hand but I didn’t find any which indicated that the meeting with my baby falcon was special! I look forward to see more videos of your falcons
Wishing Bounty a great rest of their life ❤❤❤ I think you mentioned in one of your vids that their confidence increases with successful hunts. I'm happy that Bounty got 2 years of hunting experience ❤️
That’s how you work with nature! Nothing is forever! ❤ plenty of companion birds that love humans out there though, so no worries to anyone watching this
A red tailed hawk lived in the big trees of my complex. I got to know him over a few weeks. He would keep leaving feathers for me at the base of the stairs. He was legit giving me gifts along the path he know I walked. Damn smart.
I knew that was a happy / sad moment for you.. Does he still come visit you? I only asked cause I had a great horned owl I was rehabbing, and after release it has stayed close and hoots at me at night.. but she has never landed on me again.. But she wasn't with me 2 years
Unfortunately most falconers have to release them eventually! Not necessarily because they want to, but because after a few years the birds instinct to be wild takes over and they just won't come back, which is dangerous if they're still leathered/banded. So it's responsible for a falconer to free them first
Man that is nuts how you can just train then to step up like a parrot and then release them back into the wild after they’ve been with humans so long. Beautiful bird. ❤
Birds of prey cannot be fully domesticated, whether captive raised or wild caught, they are still very much a wild bird. Birds of prey don't usually bond with their handlers more than a food provider, it's more of a mutual trust than a pet bond
@@bluebirbas *passage* most won't do it with an imprinted captive bred, which for some countries is the only option, but passage birds are usually released after around 2 years since they are took from the wild in the first place.
I wanted to get into falconry for awhile. I love the idea of capturing a predator and hyper training it to be an expert killing machine back into the wild. Literally like a Sensei and his student.
They don't really need to be trained to be a killing machine. Instinct is already there. They survived hundreds of thousands of years on their own before people thought they would be a nice pet. To this day they survive just fine without us intervening.
@@MrRatkilr yeah I understand, but falcons and birds as a whole are exceptionally smart and constantly observe. Showing them various techniques and training their limits let's them learn things they may never consider. Even allowing other falcons to observe the nature of other falcons. Behavior and Intelligence is an underlying force of development. Take elephants, corvids, orcas, and even humans for example. So whether or not intervening is beneficial, my point still stands that hyper training and unlocking the true potential between humans and animal is still pretty epic.
Now he gets to deal with other predators, finding enough food to survive, shelter and disease since no one is caring for him. Fortunately he was given two years of great practice with hunting
