Some real nuggets of info in there! So many don’t have the self control to keep the lure meaning insurance policy ; short change the hawk once or twice and it’s lost it’s magnetic powers forever!
I like the way you phrases that... he shares so many years of experience with us in such a short amount of time and sounds like you have some experience too?
Well I have found today what I think is a baby redtail hawk that can’t fly in my gravel parking lot. I have no idea where it came from. Seems to not to be able to fly as I captured him with gloved hands . Looks like a little puff ball with some feathers. Almost blended in with the gravel, I was worried about it getting ran over. So here I am on your page and absolutely amazed at what these birds of prey or capable of and their intelligence. I have worked around military working dogs and these creatures are just as amazing. Your videos are very helpful in trying to help this little on out. Thanks for your time and effort in putting these videos out.
UA-cam. Where you can learn to scuba, skydive and be a falconer all in the same day without mentors teachers or consequences. So tomorrow I could ..... descend to 120 ft 2 times, get on a plane fly to the rockies and be parachuting and "falconing" the same day. Yep. Thats my plan. So its fair for me to say I'm gonna be a falconer and your content has really helped me ! Keep it coming. I don't need certifications or 2 yrs of training .... youtube is awesome ! Hope my scuba and flight to Denver in the same day goes well !
I love your content, i am currently preparing to become a Falconer and you are great help to getting to know the basics about raptors and falconry before i get the bird. Thank you.
love your videos ... my parents have some type of these birds on their property but i dont know what type... watching your videos is almost as good as having you as a mentor :) thanks so much
Difficult subject, imprinting when done well, ideally with tame hacking to reduce some of the negatives is one thing. But too many seem to see imprinting as a lazy option to avoid manning and the belief that the imprint falcon is less likely to roam. Not sure I see the difference/advantages between a well manned PR longwing and an imprint, especially after a couple of seasons. But the PR still has natural behaviour and can socialize with other members of its own species. Some species like smaller accipiters massively benefit from imprinting. With falcons I am not so sure
Ben, I asked you to do a Video about 2nd Hand Imprints, but that Part in this Video with the Imprinted Goshawks raising together with an Buddy and swap at some Point is what I understand as 2nd Hand Imprint so thanks for your Knowledge, Ben 👍
Awesome video Iv been watching u for awhile now and u helped in your other videos before I got my Lanner falcon i got her at 2 weeks old and now she is 8 weeks old now 9 on Sunday and the time has gone so fast she is amazing and I love her to bits.. I find it unbelievable how fast they pick stuff up and then it just becomes second nature to them it tuck me about a week to get her to jump to the glove step to the glove now it’s bang hand there she’s on it steps on flys to she’s at the stage now she’s just started flying to the lure as I drop it to the floor and she dose it that thing haha.. I find my self sat there for hours on the glove just looking and talking to her and even when I bed her down i sit talk to her stroke her and wait until she goes on one leg and eyes start to shut and then I will leav her but it’s such an experience and I love every minute I get with her .. and thank you for all the tip and tricks u put out for people like us 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 keep it up and il look forward to the next video..
Peale's x prairie. Highly recommended if you want a ton of aggression. You won't be disappointed. My current little guy started chasing immediately when I cut him loose. Was supposed to be learning to lure fly to build muscle first but he had other ideas. Three years on he is fast on the lure but will stay up as long as I let him. Mount stoop chase repeat until called. Not for beginners! You need to have a complete understanding of how to redirect aggression and I recommend you be able to fly minimum 4 days a week! Conditioning is insanely important!
How’s your Gyrkin doing? My experiences with imprinting is a bitter sweet adventure. Done right I hear they can be silent, but my imprints are part of the reason I’ve got permanent hearing loss in the left side! 😂 I found mine dead silent until I put them out to weather in the yard or mews! How does a human avoid becoming the target of their aggression and vocalizations? Especially in falcons?
Ben excellent video again my only comment is that l don’t think all eagle or accipiters aggression is due to imprinting. In my experience it’s lack of the hawk to experience real and often hunting opportunities at abundantly wild game. We imprinted 2 eagles year after year. Eagle number 1 lots of rabbits no problems eagles number 2 next year myxomatosis in the rabbits was so dangerous we had to stop flying route cause no quarry. Kind regards Rab
Yes aggression can manifest for a lot of reasons. And I 100% agree that especially with eagles and accipiters, lack of hunting leads to aggression manifesting in the wrong ways. I always tell people if they have a hand me down goshawk or Cooper’s and ask for what technique can stop the aggression, my first thing is always “hunt hunt hunt!!!” Even with all the little new ones to techniques that are important and make a difference, the best way to smooth out an aggressive bird is through constant hunting.
Agreed. I am looking forward to viewing the whole encompassing lanner video. The hierofalco subgenus is a monophyletic phylogroup that includes lanners, and many falcon species diverged from the lanner falcon over 200,000 years ago in northern africa.
@@jackkrell4238 one study reveals that the Saker has further diverged to form new species... Anyways I love heirofalcons more than anything. Passion for Laggar Falcon (jugger) and Black Falcon (subniger).🙏
It's always a good day when Ben releases a falconry video.
100%
Some real nuggets of info in there! So many don’t have the self control to keep the lure meaning insurance policy ; short change the hawk once or twice and it’s lost it’s magnetic powers forever!
I like the way you phrases that... he shares so many years of experience with us in such a short amount of time and sounds like you have some experience too?
As always U come thru with the great knowledge. Keep the vids coming. U are greatly appreciated.
Well I have found today what I think is a baby redtail hawk that can’t fly in my gravel parking lot. I have no idea where it came from. Seems to not to be able to fly as I captured him with gloved hands . Looks like a little puff ball with some feathers. Almost blended in with the gravel, I was worried about it getting ran over. So here I am on your page and absolutely amazed at what these birds of prey or capable of and their intelligence. I have worked around military working dogs and these creatures are just as amazing. Your videos are very helpful in trying to help this little on out. Thanks for your time and effort in putting these videos out.
UA-cam. Where you can learn to scuba, skydive and be a falconer all in the same day without mentors teachers or consequences. So tomorrow I could ..... descend to 120 ft 2 times, get on a plane fly to the rockies and be parachuting and "falconing" the same day.
Yep. Thats my plan. So its fair for me to say I'm gonna be a falconer and your content has really helped me ! Keep it coming. I don't need certifications or 2 yrs of training .... youtube is awesome ! Hope my scuba and flight to Denver in the same day goes well !
Awesome information of all facets of raising, training and desensitizing!!!
👏😁 bravíssimo
Thanks for uploading on mondays, it helps going through it
Spot-on Ben!😎👍
I love your content, i am currently preparing to become a Falconer and you are great help to getting to know the basics about raptors and falconry before i get the bird. Thank you.
Excellent presentation. A great combination of enthusiasm, articulation, and real knowledge
loved it! Great Content!
love your videos ... my parents have some type of these birds on their property but i dont know what type... watching your videos is almost as good as having you as a mentor :) thanks so much
thanks for the tips. I'm earning to see the socialization in deep.
Difficult subject, imprinting when done well, ideally with tame hacking to reduce some of the negatives is one thing. But too many seem to see imprinting as a lazy option to avoid manning and the belief that the imprint falcon is less likely to roam. Not sure I see the difference/advantages between a well manned PR longwing and an imprint, especially after a couple of seasons. But the PR still has natural behaviour and can socialize with other members of its own species. Some species like smaller accipiters massively benefit from imprinting. With falcons I am not so sure
Ben, I asked you to do a Video about 2nd Hand Imprints, but that Part in this Video with the Imprinted Goshawks raising together with an Buddy and swap at some Point is what I understand as 2nd Hand Imprint so thanks for your Knowledge, Ben 👍
Awesome video Iv been watching u for awhile now and u helped in your other videos before I got my Lanner falcon i got her at 2 weeks old and now she is 8 weeks old now 9 on Sunday and the time has gone so fast she is amazing and I love her to bits.. I find it unbelievable how fast they pick stuff up and then it just becomes second nature to them it tuck me about a week to get her to jump to the glove step to the glove now it’s bang hand there she’s on it steps on flys to she’s at the stage now she’s just started flying to the lure as I drop it to the floor and she dose it that thing haha.. I find my self sat there for hours on the glove just looking and talking to her and even when I bed her down i sit talk to her stroke her and wait until she goes on one leg and eyes start to shut and then I will leav her but it’s such an experience and I love every minute I get with her .. and thank you for all the tip and tricks u put out for people like us 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 keep it up and il look forward to the next video..
I know absolutely nothing of falconry. I keep pigeons and doves, but falconry and even the corvids fascinate me.
You're raising a gyr?! They're my favorite, please do update video's on it!
Grate video good advice for all l hunt 3 imprint falcons no screaming and hood and hunt we’ll be cool 😎 and Patient
Great video! I noticed tha at the end of the video the bird can be heard ever so slightly calling
i rewinded it to try and listen for it but i must have not rewinded far enough or just missed it somehow
Hi I’ve got a question about weight management
Now how do I exactly know what specific weight should I reach and maintain?
Peale's x prairie. Highly recommended if you want a ton of aggression. You won't be disappointed. My current little guy started chasing immediately when I cut him loose. Was supposed to be learning to lure fly to build muscle first but he had other ideas. Three years on he is fast on the lure but will stay up as long as I let him. Mount stoop chase repeat until called. Not for beginners! You need to have a complete understanding of how to redirect aggression and I recommend you be able to fly minimum 4 days a week! Conditioning is insanely important!
Do you have anything to pay attention to when raising a kite specifically?
If you’re raising an imprint. Do you need any sort of heating pad or light the keep the babies warm ?
From where did they get the chicks?
How’s your Gyrkin doing? My experiences with imprinting is a bitter sweet adventure. Done right I hear they can be silent, but my imprints are part of the reason I’ve got permanent hearing loss in the left side! 😂
I found mine dead silent until I put them out to weather in the yard or mews! How does a human avoid becoming the target of their aggression and vocalizations? Especially in falcons?
Nice Haircut brother
Where can I get one
If you raise an imprint will they cone back to you if they fly off outside ?
And when would you get a kestrel self feeding?
Can you imprint two birds at once but two different people so they get used to seing each other (two kestrels)
What's the reason for avoiding picking up the bird?
They perceive it as falling out of the nest and it can cause a fear of hands as a result.
OK, Here's a question I have. Can you defend your bird from other, bigger predators? or do you have to just watch it die?
You are typically obligated to help your bird
So do you not fly to the fist with an imprint???
Ben excellent video again my only comment is that l don’t think all eagle or accipiters aggression is due to imprinting. In my experience it’s lack of the hawk to experience real and often hunting opportunities at abundantly wild game. We imprinted 2 eagles year after year. Eagle number 1 lots of rabbits no problems eagles number 2 next year myxomatosis in the rabbits was so dangerous we had to stop flying route cause no quarry. Kind regards Rab
Yes aggression can manifest for a lot of reasons. And I 100% agree that especially with eagles and accipiters, lack of hunting leads to aggression manifesting in the wrong ways. I always tell people if they have a hand me down goshawk or Cooper’s and ask for what technique can stop the aggression, my first thing is always “hunt hunt hunt!!!”
Even with all the little new ones to techniques that are important and make a difference, the best way to smooth out an aggressive bird is through constant hunting.
can you please for coopers hawks on ducks
*make a video for coopers on ducks
I am waiting for your lanneret !!!!
Agreed. I am looking forward to viewing the whole encompassing lanner video. The hierofalco subgenus is a monophyletic phylogroup that includes lanners, and many falcon species diverged from the lanner falcon over 200,000 years ago in northern africa.
@@jackkrell4238 one study reveals that the Saker has further diverged to form new species... Anyways I love heirofalcons more than anything. Passion for Laggar Falcon (jugger) and Black Falcon (subniger).🙏
WHAT? OPPOSING VIEWS? How can that be... ;-)
You REALLY like imprints!
I hear a yark
I hear a bird screaming in the background LOL