cool.... I always wanted a trained falcon or hawk to recover my rockets for me.... hehehehehe
shockie B)
I had a very cool encounter today with a young Cooper's hawk. While driving on
> a busy road not far from home, I noticed an object on the sidewalk. Just as I
> was passing I realized it was a hawk, just sitting on the pavement right next
> to traffic! Obviously something was not right so I pulled over and ran back to
> where he was. Turned out it was a young hawk, near-adult but still unable to
> fly. Sure enough, there was a nest high in the tree overhead.
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> Well, I couldn't leave him there. There was no brush for him to hide in, and he
> could have easily ended up in the street and been run over. So I caught him.
> Kept clear of the beak but could not avoid the claws -- ouch! They certainly
> have a powerful grip, and my hand ended up feeling like a pincushion. But it
> was worth it to keep him from possibly being killed. Not to mention being cool
> as all get-out to be able to actually hold such a magnificent creature! >
> My wife wrapped him in a towel and helped me pry the claws from my hand, then
> we drove home and put him in a cardboard box. Called Project Wildlife, a local
> animal rescue organization, and they had me bring him in to their facility
> where he will be fed and cared for until he can be released back into the wild.
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> Cooper's and the very similar "sharp-shinned" hawks occasionally hang out near
> our feeders, hoping to catch sparrows and other small birds.
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