Years ago my youngest BIL was in charge of the bobcat program for UGA at Cumberland Island. He'd trap and radio collar the cats for study. The large Havahart traps were baited with a live chicken in a separate cage. One day he caught and released an adult, fierce red tail. He also had the opportunity to sit in a blind in the dunes and observe the snaring of peregrine falcons during the fall migrations. The bait in the tethered mono loops was a live pigeon which didn't fare as well as the chicken did. He said it was amazing to see the stoop of the falcon as it clobbered the pigeon. The falcons were weighed and blood samples drawn and the birds were released. Gil
Ga. Power lent its high boom trucks that would elevate ornithologists above the canopy in the Altamaha basin to study the Swallowtails and look for nests. Gil
One of the most beautifully written books I've read was Helen MacDonald's H is for Hawk. She recounts the pain of losing her father while being immersed in training a difficult Goshawk while living in England. One of the highlights of summer is seeing Mississippi kites fill the air in my neighborhood. At any given time, several can be seen overhead bugging. In the rural areas, around waterways, Swallowtail Kites are spectacular in flight. Nic, years ago Ga. Power lent its high boom trucks that would elevate ornithologists above the canopy in the Altamaha basin to study the Swallowtails and look for nests. Gil
Make sure to take us a few pictures , I’ve done it a couple times with a friend and really enjoyed it . Within the first few minutes the first hunt my daughter looked at me real serious and said we got to get us one of theseWe have a hunt set up for this Sunday. I`m not sure if they`ll be bringing the Peregrine, but he will have his pair of Harris hawks and a red tail.
Make sure to take us a few pictures , I’ve done it a couple times with a friend and really enjoyed it . Within the first few minutes the first hunt my daughter looked at me real serious and said we got to get us one of these
I had the same thing happen to me with a big ol owl when I was bow hunting one super cold morning.I had one dive bomb me once while sitting on the ground deer hunting. Bow hunting and in all camo. Thought the same thing...he must have seen my head move and thought it was a squirrel or something. Very believable!