Thread: Hunting with Hawks

They are hard work alright. If the bird is not at the correct hunting weight, it will usually just sit in the nearest tree and look at you. Therefore you have to make sure that diet is strictly controlled.
I used to help out at a well known falconry centre in the uk, and from my limited experience there, I concluded that Owls are anything but wise
On the subject of height, the bird will often use the cloud base as concelement, and therefore fly up above it till ready to stoop on prey. A mates Feruginous buzzard used to often do this in training, and it was an amazing sight watching her go from a tiny black spot up in the gods, to hitting a bunny or the lure. Or as she did on one occasion, a poor passer byes Foxy terrier Whoops. No harm was done though.