Thread: falcon having a go

They are not so cool when they attack you from behind and try to lift your scalp off! I was above Karamea gold panning about 1K from a marked nesting area. A totally silent attack. I have a photo somewhere of me bleeding profusely.

Originally Posted by gundoc

They are not so cool when they attack you from behind and try to lift your scalp off! I was above Karamea gold panning about 1K from a marked nesting area. A totally silent attack. I have a photo somewhere of me bleeding profusely.

Used to be a bloke on the Hunting and Fishing forum (Raptor) who did 'falcon nest counting' on cut over forestry blocks who was constantly getting whacked on the head. I asked him why he didn't wear a helmet and he told me a helmet being a hard surface would damage falcon 'grappling equipment' - and that was a death sentence for the bird.