On the 19th of February I took a couple of clients for a hawking day trip. The weather was cloudy, with alternate rain and wind, not the best day for the hawks to fly after preys!.
Anyway, thanks to the dogs job we were able to see a few flights after some rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), a hare (Lepus granatensis) and some red legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) which were, by far, much quicker than the harris hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus ).
One of the hawks caught a rabbit in a beautiful and dramatic chase which I couldn't catch on film but in the video you can watch the aftermath of it. Notice how the hawk claims the property of the catch and does not allow other than her master to come close.
This time, the brave rabbit was overpowered by the hen hawk, but it took her 5 flights to be successful (without counting the hare or the partridges).
You might like it or not, but it's definitely a sustainable way of hunting to which you have to add the teaming of three different species to have success over another.
Plus, and I think anyone would agree, there are very few things as beautiful and powerful as a bird of pray hunting.
This hen Harris hawk did a great job
Plus, and I think anyone would agree, there are very few things as beautiful and powerful as a bird of pray hunting.
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