dirtwinger 235 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 i am currnetly rehabbing a male coopers Hawk that was found floating down the Rio Grande almost drowned, at the time he was not quite hard-penned and had not begun hunting. As a consequence he needed hunting practice to get competent to survive in the wild. I have been hunting him for about 3 weeks now and he is taking quarry but not yet ready to go it alone so a few more weeks hunting are needed before release. Here are a few pics for your enjoyment. All the best Terence 1 Quote Link to post
gilly-93 31 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 nice one mate, love the eyes .. keep us updated. regards liam. Quote Link to post
Millet 4,497 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Brilliant stuff dirtwinger.. you seem to be doing a grand job with the rehab and i bet it will be a awsome feeling when you finally release him back into the wild.. Quote Link to post
dirtwinger 235 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Brilliant stuff dirtwinger.. you seem to be doing a grand job with the rehab and i bet it will be a awsome feeling when you finally release him back into the wild.. It will be a good feeling for sure, he is pretty close to being ready just want to see him take a few more head and improve his footing and chasing then he will be good to go. In the meantime he is a fun bird to have around very mellow and keen to chase everything. Next year I think i will take a female ofr falconry at this same stage as they seem to be very easy to work with when trained at this stage. Out in the wind, he flew at a hare right after this pic daft bird. Hunting sparrows in their natural habitat! Only pigeon he has held pulled tail feathers on eight now I think. This was his 3rd day on the creance he flew free and killed the next day All the best Terence Quote Link to post
david901 165 Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I'd love to fly a Coopers one day, but they're too expensive over here in the UK, so i'll just make do with my German gos Nice pics BTW. David Quote Link to post
j j m 6,534 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 well done that man ,i flew a coopers hawk a few years ago it was my mates what a experience it was,good on you bud Quote Link to post
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