The Falcon That Could Not Soar 

www.gowildlife.org 00:00 Intro 00:55 Day #1 Kate Arrives 10:49 Day #3 Time With Kate 28:53 Day #4 Kate's Web Meeting 36:00 Day #13 About Her Name 39:55 Day #26 Officially Adopted 46:30 Day #29 Kate Weighed 49:50 Day #37 Early Training 54:30 Day #100 Kate Issues 58:00 Day #189 Field Training 1:09:00 Day #192 Parowan Creance 1:14:00 Day #193 Parowan Creance 1:17:00 Day #199 First Free Flight 1:27:00 Day #201 Flights Continue 1:39:00 Day #203 From Perch to Lure 1:45:00 Day #206 Short Flights Build Strength 1:54:00 Day #228 Kate's First Snow 2:01:00 Day #241 T-Perch Flights 2:04:00 Day #269 Kite Flights 2:08:00 Day #289 Flight Limits 2:22:00 Epilogue 🔺Healer of Angels 🔺 Signed copy only from our site: www.gowildlife.org/healer-of-angels/ Kindle & Paperback from Amazon (with International delivery options): www.amazon.com/dp/B08YHXYLDH 🔺Mailing Lists🔺 www.gowildlife.org/lists/ Monthly Review and/or As-it-Happens + video notifications! 🔺We Help Critters T-Shirt 🔺 teespring.com/we-help-critters-revised 🔺Ways to help 🔺 RU-vid Donate Button (see top corner of video page) Donate at our site: www.gowildlife.org/ Donate at Facebook: facebook.com/southwestwildlifefoundation/ Donate Bitcoin: commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/50e24243-7b19-4a18-b300-db8eff66978a Purchase Martin's Book: www.gowildlife.org/healer-of-angels/ Rodent Pro Gift Certificates: www.gowildlife.org/get-involved/#add Cal Ranch Gift Card: www.calranch.com/c-a-l-ranch-virtual-gift-card-sku11113 Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/27F8KE8SUWJMD/? 🔺 Mail Donations 🔺 You are welcome to mail us a donation or call to ask any questions about our organization. Phone: (435) 586-4693 • (435) 590-1618 Address: P.O. Box 1907 Cedar City, UT 84721-1907 Checks Payable to: Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah Official Site: www.gowildlife.org RU-vid: ru-vid.com Facebook: facebook.com/southwestwildlifefoundation/ Twitter: twitter.com/swfgowildlife Instagram: instagram.com/swfgowildlife/ Web hosting generously provided by: www.pair.com 🔺 Channel Musician 🔺 Music on this channel has been donated by Casey. Track: Calling Me Back www.casey.live Check out Casey's new EP at: www.gowildlife.org/casey 🔺 Our Mission 🔺 Founded in 1997 in Cedar City Utah, we are a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and education. _Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release_ The Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah (SWF) cares for more than 100 sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife annually. Restoring them to health and returning them to the wild is our primary goal. _Informing, Educating and Inspiring_ The SWF provides over 100 educational programs reaching over 30,000 people annually. We believe providing educational outreach programs to schools, scout groups and community events, with focus on children and families, will make the greatest impact in preserving our wildlife, the environment, our public lands and our resources for future generations to enjoy. _Martin Tyner_ Since age twelve, with a bird on his arm, Martin has captivated audiences sharing his knowledge and experience of his wildlife friends. At age nineteen, Martin was hired as curator of birds of prey at Busch Gardens, CA. He also worked in the movie and television industry training big cats, elephants, primates, sea mammals and raptors. “One of my greatest childhood fantasies was the desire to create a personal friendship with a wild eagle. I found myself with a love and fascination for these powerful creatures.” Martin Tyner is a federally licensed falconer, eagle falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, wildlife propagator, and wildlife and environmental educator. He has been providing wildlife and environmental programs throughout the western United States, to schools, scouts and community groups for over fifty years. “Grandpa believed in a very simple philosophy; that a person should get up every morning and do good. Doing good means that you do well for others and doing well means that you do good for yourself. There is nothing wrong with doing well, but Grandpa always believed in doing good.” Martin's book, Healer of Angels, reflects back on his life: from a young boy terrified of birds to becoming the first man in North America licensed to train a wild golden eagle in the ancient art of falconry. Through a heartwarming collection of true stories he describes his challenging transformation from a shy dyslexic teenager, to the founder and CEO of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation.

Kate could only fly 50 yards in the beginning, but seeing her flying multiple circles around you in late December she really seemed to be enjoying the freedom, and you should feel good knowing you were responsible for the joy you gave her.

Wow. Please Mr. Tyner don't think you you failed Kate. I watched the whole thing through. You did so much for Kate and helped her to experience flying. At one point you said she caught her own pidgin. And she got outside and flew under the sky. You were her hero. Thank you for what you did for Kate.

She had freedom and care and was in a place where she could feel safe. Thank you for your care and work

Sweet Kate had the best life possible with you. She experienced flight, companionship and a degree of freedom she would never have had without you. Flying high now, Kate. Keep those wings moving and helping you along the way.

Brilliant editing DG. Martin dedicated close to a year of his time and skills to helping Kate. I dedicated a few days off to film, and you dedicated hundreds of hours into presenting this story not just for the sake of a story, but to educate others, sharing something beyond words. Thank you!

Thank you Martin for not giving Kate to other falconers❤

Although you said Kate was never happy, I think you filled her life with meaning and small successes. Thank you for sharing her story.😢 I loved seeing her fly above the kite!

Martin your level of patience is off the scale.

You gave her the experience to fly wich she loved and once her own pigeon knocked and had for breakfast. I think you gave her the highest form of love an animal understands from an human. If it was not her physical condition she probably would be able to survive in the wild, but her respitory issue made that impossible. Also this incredible edited video, kudos to gg the webgeek, shows an perfect example for new falconers what it means to be really dedicated to your bird. Your love and passion along with your respect and patience shows what it is to become a natural falconer. Kate is now free and soaring on the highest level of love🌬️💖🌈✨

You had to fly Kate fat to keep her strength up, but she seemed very driven to be a healthy falcon. That is a testament to the quality of your care for her.

This is the story of life, and life is never easy and never always successful. It's about the journey, and she got the best chance she could have ever had. I understand how hard that must be for you and Susan, as a hospice nurse, it takes a while to process the defeats, but I am so grateful to see life from this prospective, I can't express how appreciative I am, and how much I can relate. You all are amazing! Thanks DG you did an amazing job putting that together!

Martin you did your best and I am sure Kate enjoyed her time out with you . Thank you and your wife giving her your best . She’s flying in the sky right now in spirit. Thanks for sharing her with us

I love Peregrine Falcons! You gave her flying time that she never had! I enjoyed watching all the beautiful shots of Kate. She was beautiful! You guys are the best! Thank you! Not seeing this would have been a huge miss out! I loved it! 💕💔

Thank you Martin, Susan, and DG for the beautiful video! We will remember you Kate - the peregrine falcon finally got to fly free! Thank you, Martin, for all that you had done for Kate!😂❤

You gave Kate the bird her dream of flying free and that's all she wanted, you gave her that so you didn't fail her, now she's flying high over you. Your best was good enough.

Thank you! You gave Kate love and freedom!!! She is now your angel in heaven. Thank you for being such a precious wonderful human.💕🦅

Kate had her best freedom with you experiencing what it means to be a true bird of prey. Her medical condition was not your fault. I'm sure that Kate is flying high in the heavens now, thanking you for her chance at true freedom.

Honestly You Did Help Kate - had it not been for you - she wouldn't have known the feeling of freedom from 'her perspective - She flew freely - She caught her own food - You gave ' Her a chance to feel like she's a real 'Bird - not just sitting in a cage waiting for someone to give her the attention she so desperately needed - You gave Kate a life although short - she knew what it was like to be Free Enough to Fly at her own will!! That wouldn't have happened without You

You gave Kate her best life

Martin and Susan and DG - you are quite a team! Magical! Thank you all for sharing Kate's story.

Have finished, and seen that Kate did not make it. You gave her love and dignity. Thank you. I will forever love her.

Thank you for agreeing to care for sweet Kate. I couldn't imagine euthanizing such a perfectly beautiful falcon. Too bad she is near sighted. I wish for her nothing but the very best that life with you has to offer. Thank you, thank you, and for your friend, many healing prayers sent his way.

Martin, you are the true essence of what it means to be human. If we all shared your love, patience and dedication we would be living on a different planet indeed. Times have been tough lately but I am going to manage a small donation this FRIDAY ( payday).

Im glad she was able to at least experience flight…she was so beautiful and suffered so much before she came to you. I can see why you don’t enjoy kiting but it’s a brilliant way to help a bird develop better muscle tone. That really brought a smile to my face when she flew to the kite. I’m so sad that she deteriorated as a result of her physical and emotional neglect and abuse, which is all I can call the way she was raised. I’m sad for you that you lost her. I’ve been through that with a couple of rescue dogs whose abuse caused them serious health problems. It’s always hard to lose a beloved animal but those were devastating. I’m very appreciative you made the video. There is a limit to what is humanly possible, which you certainly did, and I hope people gain a better understanding of that from Kate’s story.

In life people have a hard time separating heart felt sentiment with science. Martin showed us his amazing ability to examine in each step of the process, while often mentioning how Kate was in the worst shape he had ever seen. Yet his love for the bird is what kept this rehab going for as long as possible. This would have to be the most accurate portrayal of the extreme difficulty of being a falconer. For that, this should be mandatory viewing for all ascribing falconers, as well as anyone wanting a career in wildlife rehabilitation. My utmost respect to Martin.

Bittersweet … beautiful Kate now you are Truly Free 😢❤

I was really excited to watch you train Kate. You worked really hard and were completely dedicated to letting her fly free. By working with her, you were able to let her fly and know that freedom. Unfortunately, her health was not up to par. Both of you deserve Angel wings for taking care of this bird with all of her bad habits especially the screeching. I would never have made it through. I was hopeful since she didn’t screech while working with you that the noise abated. I applaud you for everything you tried to help Kate. Always remember without you she never would have flown in her whole life. I appreciate what you stand for and your determination to succeed.

I used to be able to volunteer at a wildlife rescue that specialized in raptors and they cared for non releasable resident birds as well. I've seen that pain in the eyes when a bird that someone had worked with for a long time didn't make it. Though I could only feel it second hand because I didn't work directly with the birds, it impressed upon me the deep connection that can come to be from the interaction between bird and handler. But Martin, I will vehemently disagree with you on one thing you said durig the epilog. You Did Not Fail! Even if it was for just the briefest of moments, when Kate caught that pigeon she became a falcon. And were it not for you, that is a moment she probably would never have had. You have my deepest respect and admiration for doing what you do. Thank you.

Thank you so much for giving her a chance. You folks are amazing. I come here every day to see if you have uploaded videos. Thank you so much. Total respect, Dmitri

Oh wow. The patience & care that went in to trying to rehabilitate Kate - a lesson for all of us in learning & training. Thank you so much for doing all this for the animals. (Also happy to see that Cody is still into frisbees)

You offered her every opportunity to become a falcon but she just could not do it. I am touched by the way that you explained to us her bewilderment and rage at being unable to understand why she could not fly. She tried her best, adapting her flight to her weakness by keeping low and resting often. But even with your patience and love, she was too ill. But you enabled her to rouse, pluck, skim along, comment loudly on the things which were important to her. She had a life. What a great achievement.

Such a shame she never made it, but your efforts are truly heroic, even when it comes to this. So grateful and amazed by what you all do.

Its a sad thing losing such a beautiful bird but her quality of life was surely raised in her time with you. You gave her back something that should have been a natural thing. Her health issues were way beyond your control so no need to linger on any shoulda coulda wouldas on her behalf. Remember her in flight and the time you had with her. The good note in all this is your time is more free to help other birds or critters in need here in our lives. Keep doing what you do as long as you can as it is ALWAYS a great and wonderful thing you give to not only the critters but the world sir.

Can understand your love and total commitment to these beautiful creatures . Even I am upset for you . Your knowledge and compassion shines through . Kate knew you were trying to help her . 🥰🤗

God bless you my friend taking care of god's creatures🤠🙏🏻🤠

Through these videos and Martins work with her, we (views) gain understanding. Like with Humans, birds have their differences in temperament. Although we have lost her, Kate was a Teacher in her own way. -- Ty for this story. RIP Kate. -- Martin, please keep up the good work.

I am sorry for yr loss😔💖and thanku fr caring for these majestic critters👋🦅yr doing an amazing job👍

Wow I love how she got the bait from the kite😮

Martin you are an inspiration to us all. You made it possible for Kate to fly and catch that pigeon TYVM :)

Martin, you did the best you could for Kate and that's all you can do. Kate was extremely lucky to have you and Susan.

Martin, Susan, DG: thanks for this team effort. None of this was easy it is clear. I echo many others here in saying you are Kate’s heros. She did not have happiness until you took her on with all her issues, and gave her at least a brief window of being a real falcon. To me, in the December session she seemed to be enjoying herself. She would never have had those moments without you. RIP Kate

I can't believe how long it's been since Helen came to live with you! Seems like yesterday! Scary LOL! Do they recognize each-other as siblings, I wonder? Haha, Cody's looking at Kate like, what the heck did you bring home now??!! She is well named!

Martin you did all you could for her and im sure she was happy in her own way for what you gave her. She didn't have any of that freedom before you had her and I believe you did an outstanding job!

What a great video and what a great chance of life that was given to Kate. So much dedication and time and effort given for one animal to be able to have a good life. Kate had her moment and caught a pigeon and was a peregrine falcon for a short time and had a great life despite having spent 6 years inside a room. No bird should ever be incarcerated and denied it's freedom. Amazing video which I learned a lot from. Not a waste of time and effort at all. Thank you.

All I can say dear Martin Tyner is you are one heck of a great guy with an enormous heart. The bird kingdom is gifted having you to nurture their needs. I sincerely felt for you in your loss. Please know you gave her the joy of flying free to her utter best ability in the last days of her life. So she was blessed to be with you. Sincere warm regards from downunder on Southern Great Barrier Reef. It will be some time yet before I am able to return to USA but I will be definitely visiting you at Enoch when the time arrives.

Nothing wrong with loving your Critter Family.

I’m so sorry for the loss of Kate. I live with two rescued starlings, I found Attila on the ground with two siblings. The two siblings didn’t grow and passed away after about a week. I cried a bunch and I can’t imagine what it feels like to lose Kate after so much time with her. It’s a big loss. I love your birds just from watching them on video. At least she knew love for awhile. It might not feel the same to them as to us but I’d be willing to bet she felt something.

Bless Kate ❤ I am bawling my eyes out. Thank you helping her and giving her a better life

What a change in her. She is a beauty. Glad you took her in giving her life instead of Euthanasia. God bless you....❤❤❤

Heartbreaking, but as always, thank you for showing how much time and effort you put in to helping those in need. At least Kate got the best care with you, and did get to fly after all those years in a cage. RIP.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful film Your Best was definitely The Best. Absolutely no question about this. I consider that so many of us have never before been granted the privilege of seeing through the „window“ of the Life and deathof a bird

Martin thank you for doing your best you could Martin, now I understand why I haven't seen any new videos from you guys😢.. I really enjoy watching all of these videos and if I was rich I would donate so much money to your organization because you guys deserve more funding or donations. I watched this whole video and loved Kate's progress, even though the end was very sad😢

..at least she had a little bit of better quality of life with you Martin. Kate at least was able to fly for the first time in her life😢.

I know she loved and respected you. You did the best you could..you are a hero!

Thank you for telling her story. You did your best for her and It's enough. Without you She would not have had those moments to be a bird.. and fly after... She had the chance to spent some moments in open wild place ..In doing her best.. With free wings.. You gave her a big gift. Thank you. 😘

If a person, watching this video, becomes teary-eyed at the end, then there is absolutely NO way caring for an animal like Kate, is stupid. You say she wasn't a happy bird, but I'd like to think her time with you was so much better than being stuck in a cage! She was able to do so much more. She was able to fly! How wonderful is that? I feel horrible that she wasn't well, and sadly passed, but happy that she knew you, Martin. Thank you for sharing this story with us. God bless.

Beautiful bird!

Wow! So sorry about Kate! Your efforts were not in vain as Kate got the best care available from you. Thanks for all you do.

Martyn actually that kite lure worked perfectly‼️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 wow you should start using that technique more regularly‼️ Kate's flight and reaching the lure was simply impressive‼️

The whole video was great, but that bit at the end where you described the difference in the way falcons hunt versus hawks/eagles. Great teaching. Sorry about the ending, but that work with her was wonderful. We can't save everything we want, we can only try.

You gave Kate the very best effort possible, and you gave her joy. I'm so sorry that it wasn't enough for her. As a parrot owner, I'm always alert for anything that could lead to aspergillosis as well.

Hi Martin and Susan, thank you so much for your videos. I ❤️ them. P.S. Please don’t disappear on us!

What a wonderful,kind,patient and smart man you are. Kate came to trust,respect and love you. Do you have people you train so they can carry on and provide what you do for these marvelous animals? I follow peregrines here in Rockford,IL(Louise and Brian ) who have been successful parents for 2 yrs now.

That would have ripped me up as well. That took a lot of resources. Time, mostly. My hope is that other rehabilitators will also learn from this. It's good that you shared it. Still, that hurt.

Thank you) It is a pleasure for me to see you - wonderful soul

You know you did the best you could with Kate and she was very very lucky to have you and Susan. You did good!

I rescue birds, too and love them deeply, as I believe we were meant too. The losses are anguishing. The idea of being unemotional about wildlife is just a reflection of our mindless war on wildlife and an effort of those in charge ( for now), to separate us from our humanity and nature.

Oh crap Martin😢, we love Kate😢💔😭

I can't quite remember when exactly I did start watching the channel but I certainly do remember all of the story since 2019. I have lost some of their videos and this is a nice chance to see what I have missed. How time flies! Like the birds...

Well, I'm sorry to hear of Kate's end, but she had a better end of life with you flying out in the country than she would have had under any other circumstancwa.

Thank you Martin and Susan, for sharing this story, you both have the brightest of hearts ❤️, kate is soaring in heaven smilling at you two.

At the End of the Day, she got to experience flying free.

I love the way you have devoted your life to these marvelous birds.🥰💖

Thank you so much 🙏

I don't do what you do. But I do have great empathy. As I'm typing this I have tears rolling down my face for how difficult it is to be so invested in an animal and you trying to do everything that you humanly possibly can. The emotions, the owning of that bird, animal and how emotionally invested you are in that animal and it's sadly passes away. I have great respect for all that you do and all that your wife does. You are truly very priceless people. You invest so much time and emotions and care into these animals. Thank you so very much for all that you do. ❤

My heart goes out to you.

😢😢Sweet Kate❤❤❤

Oh no i'm so sorry for your loss Martin and Susan. I thought she was sick. Yes that lung disease is bad. Big Big hugs. My deepest sympathy. 💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗

Mr. Tyner, I absolutely love what you and Mrs. Tyner do for our relatives in the sky. The Eagle and Red Tail Hawk mean an immense amount to me and the communities I come from. All animals matter. This made me very emotional because I sensed the emotion you were masking during the end of this video. Please rest assured Kate went on to a greater place and is no longer suffering in any way. Keep on truckin Mr. Tyner. Ahéhee

Poor Kate, Thank You for takeing care of her and to give her a very good time

God bless you you did everything possible for sweet Kate and you helped her experience life and freedoms in so many ways as you have helped so many I loved every part of this video as I alway do God bless you and you're Family Kate suffering is over 🙏❤️

Wow she is smart! She went up high by the kite! She is improving a lot!!!

Aaaaawwww Kate is cute and trying, At least she is getting exercise. The little improvements are good.

I am so sorry about kate she was so special and you are such amazing person thank you for your dedication to kate and your special bond it was wonderful to watch 😢❤ i am glad you put out the video you made kates last few months how to be a falcon

Welcome back guys, I haven't seen you guys for awhile.😢

Intensely sad that Kate unfortunately after an intensive period of training did not survive due to a lung condition. So much admiration for Martin & Susan for their patience & respect for this beautiful bird of prey. I live in the Netherlands and would like to support you with a gift.

She got to experience being a Falcon after being caged for 7 years… That’s Gratitude. ♥️❤️♥️❤️

Love these videos. Thanks for all you do.

Thanks for sharing the story about Kate. You gave her your best.

I love the music on your site.

Thank you for your wonderful work and for your heart (everyone involved in your program)! Aspergillosis is very tough. We have a "pass-around" cat; we were her fourth home in less than a year because of her behaviour. All she needed was time, plus she figured out how to use the dog door on her own. Once she could come and go as she saw fit she changed into a loving lap-sitting cat. We also have a "pass-around" dog that was found on the streets of San Antonio. Best dog ever!

I was noticing the place you are working. Looks like improvements in the works. Love watching you doing what you love so much.

Wow this is so interesting and I'm learning so much from you and Kate❤

You gave Kate a chance to fly. 😊

Loved watching him with the children.

Thank you for sharing this important video of training precious Kate. I see so many angel souls around you Martin that you gave an enriching life to. You are a special loving soul that teaches us compassion for all; especially feathered/fur babies. Tears of joy to you who gave Kate a reason for living. She had her issues due to early life however you gave her joy to be a falcon. She even caught a pigeon! You also gave honest training to anyone who wants to train falcons. Its a big commitment. I love your compassion ❤❤❤❤thank you! Sending love to Oneness.

amazing and heartbreaking story. very touching.

Im so glad you are helping Kate.

Yes it was successful, you gave her a life she did not know, you let her live to her abilities