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Raptors I get to work with 6/7 My new trainee


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#1 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 4:52 PM

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I run a small Nature Center and we have some raptors but I also help out a much larger outfit so I get to work with some amazing Birds!

 

This is Storm a Barn Owl she's 13 months old and I've been training her since she was 6 weeks. She's my girl!! :D

 

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This is Khaleesi a Saker Falcon. I was asked to baby sit here for 8 weeks and ended up not hearing from the owner for like 6 months! She's mine now and in a breeding program.
 
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This is Juan Carlos a Crested Caracara He belongs to a friend of mine. :)
 
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And this is Reno she's an Eurasian Eagle Owl. She's now being kept at a Zoo in NY.
 
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there are more I'll look through pics and see if I can find some. Hope you like. :D

 

 

 

 


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Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea


#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 5:06 PM

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There are soooo many barn owls the my yard, you can't not hear them!
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#3 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 5:07 PM

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There are soooo many barn owls the my yard, you can't not hear them!

 

See here they are a Threatened Species. Crazy right?


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Camponotus chromaiodes

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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 5:10 PM

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Yea that's weird. They like to hang out on the power lines in my neighborhood. :)

#5 Offline Acutus - Posted June 7 2019 - 5:26 PM

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This is my new trainee!! Just got him today! A 5 week old Eurasian Eagle Owl.  :yahoo:  :yahoo:  :yahoo:

 

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Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea


#6 Offline Zeiss - Posted June 7 2019 - 8:23 PM

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I love raptors!  I've always wanted to learn how to be a falconeer or work with eagles to hunt like the Mongolians.  Raptors in general are amazing and I'd love to get close to them in person.



#7 Offline Acutus - Posted June 8 2019 - 4:21 AM

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I love raptors!  I've always wanted to learn how to be a falconeer or work with eagles to hunt like the Mongolians.  Raptors in general are amazing and I'd love to get close to them in person.

 

It is amazing to be able to do for sure, but it's also a ton of work. :D This bird is actually one the Mongolian Eagle Hunters fear!! they've been known to kill the Golden Eagles they fly. (of course there's mongolians that also fly Eagle Owls. ;)) The Eagle Hunters will actually weave Eagle Owl feathers into the back feathers of the Golden Eagles to protect them! 


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Camponotus chromaiodes

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#8 Offline Wa.Va - Posted June 9 2019 - 2:27 AM

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Love them! I cared for jackdaws and crows. My ultimate dream would be caring for a raven. But after I had some falconry lessons. And more time. Now I have this amazing lovely cockatiel who is always with us.
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#9 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 17 2019 - 5:28 PM

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Thank you so much for caring for the birds! Nothing is quite as awesome as seeing a huge owl fly from it's nest late at night. It's great that you have an opportunity to work with a nature center.


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I accidentally froze all my ants 


#10 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 26 2019 - 3:31 PM

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That Eagle Owl is so funny looking!

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#11 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 3 2019 - 2:53 PM

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Wow. Owls are like my favorite animals. Got some paintings in my bedroom of them. They are SUPER stealthy. Saw a video of them killing ospreys in their sleep!
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