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Red-Tail Hawk Spring Photo Shoot

April 7, 2011

Enjoying a beautiful moment on a cool yet sunny spring day with my husband, two dogs and Gracie. I took a bunch of photos and here are the best of the bunch.

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Hawks on the Hunt – A Photographic Story

March 31, 2011

On a recent hunting trip in South Georgia, these falconers and their hawks hunted together for squirrels, a common prey for the Red-tailed Hawk. The photos illustrate three different hawks (Gracie, an immature female, Scout, an immature male and Heath). If you look closely at the photos, you will be able to tell a difference [...]

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Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em

January 15, 2011

As he turned to look back, he saw a hawk coming out of the doorway of the unoccupied mews and into the “escape” room towards him. This was one of those moments when “act first, ask questions later” was the wisest choice …

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A Wing and a Prayer

January 1, 2011

My husband takes Gracie out on her first free flight.

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The Headless Hawk

December 15, 2010

Our Red-tailed Hawk is evidently a very deep sleeper. Watch this video as my husband opens the giant hood (her crate) and tries to wake her up – slowly and carefully. He doesn’t want to startle her – there’s nothing worse than a grumpy hawk! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpdsmZwACRo&fs=1&hl=en_US After much prodding and poking, she finally wakes up [...]

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OMG, I Froze My Aperture Off Today!

December 12, 2010

The scene: 27.9° wind chill of 18° gusts of 14 mph As you may have heard, a cold, bitter blast of winter weather hit the south this morning. Despite the cold, it was still a beautiful day and my husband decided to head to the football field for some lure training. I tagged along to observe and snap [...]

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The Reindeer Hat and the Questionable Quarry

December 10, 2010

If you have one of these hats, I apologize in advance for any offense to your sense of fun, style or Christmas spirit by this post. This hat came into my possession recently and unexpectedly as a gift for my H to wear during the holidays. In addition to its obvious charm, it also plays, [...]

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Freezer Trauma

December 2, 2010

My freezer, which once held the bounties of nature and pre-packaged delights, has forever changed. No longer is it a place to freely inspect, to gleefully rummage or to speculate about its hidden wonders. Where once I moved confidently and boldly in this frozen kingdom, I am now uncertain and timid. Mysterious disappearances and strange [...]

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Red-tailed Hawk Gets Hooked on Boardwalk Empire

November 29, 2010

Well, it’s official. Until now, Gracie had been a bit of a mystery to our dogs and myself, but now it’s a whole new level of real. Most of the time she’s been in a dimly lit room with my H, just he, she and ESPN spending some good quality bonding time together. We’ve had glimpses [...]

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Mouse Pancakes

November 21, 2010

My husband is teaching Gracie to fly from the perch to his gauntlet. He fed her a little mouse for breakfast, which she quickly Houdini’d and I was able to catch on film. This is the first chance I’ve had to take some candid photos of her in the daytime. The morning light was in [...]

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