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Friend or Foe? Lesson of the Flamingo Pose

At breakfast this morning, my husband explained that Gracie, while perched on his gauntlet (glove), stood on one leg, but the other leg was suspiciously suspended in midair.  It was 5:00 in the morning, he was sleepy, and for the briefest of moments, he...

The Scoop on Poop

Received txt msg from H at 7:12 a.m.: She got the carpet, slice. If u have can u bring carpet clnr? Pls LU Since Gracie graced our home, I’ve only just peeked in the doorway of the “hawk” room, not wanting to startle her.  But this morning, my H...

The First Day

As the next few weeks are a critical time of bonding and introducing Gracie to the world of man, my H spent almost the entire day with her.  She seems to be relaxing more and more in his presence, but she is still a wild animal.  He said it takes time and...

The First Night

Husband and hawk survived their first evening together.  They sat in a darkened room with just a sliver of light to see eachother with.  She was perched on his arm for about 4 hours.  He fed her two little white mice that were at the end of a skewer and said it was a...

A New Addition to the Family…

So, this is how it went: 6:30 a.m. husband and brother meet up to go trapping 10:47 a.m. txt message received: 1220 gram-ish 1:39 p.m. txt message received: boy 4:56 p.m. arrive home with a Redtail hawk What that means (I had to call to get the juicy details), is that...