[TN-Bird] Re: Hawk Surprise - Take 2
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: birder1 <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:06:10 -0500
I attended a falconry meet once in Georgia. Watching the Harris Hawks hunt
in a trio was one of the most fascinating things I've ever seen. a couple
of birds would jump on a squirrel nest and tear it apart while the third
sat nearby waiting on the squirrel to exit. They were absolutely deadly.
Never saw a single squirrel get away.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Michael Todd <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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> That is awesome! Harris's are very common in falconry, and often flown in
> pairs since they communal hunt in the wild. A shame you couldn't stick
> around and enjoy the show!
>
> Good Birding!!
>
> Mike Todd
> McKenzie, TN
> birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.pbase.com/mctodd
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>
> On Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:58 PM, Kristy L Baker <
> kristybaker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> * I was almost to work this morning in Franklin when I noticed a hawk
> perched on a pole down in the middle of a lot. I did a double take at the
> dark bird. It can't be a Harris's Hawk! (Where is a camera when you need
> one!?! I need proof for eBird!) I turned the car around and when I got
> back, there were now two birds. I was so excited! As I reached to get my
> "emergency binos", the pole started moving. What? As I looked down
> through the 'nocs, I realized the birds had leather straps on their legs
> and they were on top of a tall perch hoisted up by a man walking in the
> field/lot. Darn! Well - at least I got to see a Harris's Hawk this
> morning. I'm guessing these were falconry birds. I do believe they were
> both Harris's Hawks, but I only know for sure that one was. I was too
> shocked by what I was seeing in the brief bit I was there to actually try
> to get a better view of the second bird. I thought about sticking around
> to watch and ask, but I had to get to work. *
>
>
> *Kristy Baker*
> *Rockvale TN*
> *Rutherford County*
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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