Falconry: How to stop raptors from biting

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3 жыл бұрын

This falconry video shares a simple technique to help condition certain raptor families to stop biting as an aggressive act.
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@ramsayward6582 3 жыл бұрын

Ben, Just sending a wee update to thank you for your advice regarding 'biting raptors', .After 2 days of using your technique, my Redtailed Hawk has all but stopped his biting frenzy behaviour. I've taken a few nips but I can confidently check his keel now and he ignores the fingers. A 3 year-old bad habit sorted in 2 days. What a guy. Cheers.

@junchan_3200 3 жыл бұрын

So excited when I see this video got uploaded in front of my eyes.

@GURWINDER_RAI 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@richardmundellgospelconver1340 11 ай бұрын

Hey Ben I just found my first biter. A male eastern Red-tailed hawk. He is quite young. He has not bitten me anywhere but my gloved thumb. He is going to slay these tree squirrels down here in Georgia. Thank you for teaching and sharing your knowledge.

@benwoodrufffalconry 11 ай бұрын

Congrats on the new bird!!!! I bet he will do great on those squirrels. So awesome to see a proper squirrel hawk in action.

@richardmundellgospelconver1340 11 ай бұрын

@@benwoodrufffalconry thank you!

@JERFALCON 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been meaning to watch this! Thanks for sharing your knowledge buddy! Congrats on 10k subs!! 🤙🏼🦅

@ramsayward6582 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben. I asked this question in 1 of your previous videos. I have a Redtailed Hawk which is a 'biter'. I'm looking forward to trying out this technique.

@maxinpains6937 3 жыл бұрын

Positive reinforcements is the key .

@lukeprice8904 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very helpful

@Turretguy 10 ай бұрын

You remind me a little of Patton Oswalt, in a good way

@antonykeeble6043 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! I've always cleaned my Harris's beak with my unloved hand so using I've been using your technique without realising I was helping preventing biting. He nips me every now and then, but I have always touched and stroked him to prevent any intolerance, especially when visitors always want to stroke him! 😂 He had a phase of biting his anklets and his own feet when on the glove (even to the extent his feet bled), but that has calmed down, although he's still not a fan of riding the glove 🙄 So hi from Spain and keep up the great imformative videos. I'm thinking of getting a second Harris hoping to fly as a pair, so if you've any experience of flying pairs that would be a great video. I'm being told it's a sure way of losing both(!) as they gain independence, whereas flying one is easy as he follows me closely.

@4englishlies875 3 жыл бұрын

Wow to think I was using your technique some 20 urs ago with our cockatiel, yes I know not the same and the kid in me loved that little bird. So I can now say to my mom see I was kinda right in what I was doing to some extent. Great video

@clairedonison6203 2 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@denitomisa8478 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you! Can you please make video how to calm kastrel screeming!

@markusbuelow7871 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff ! You are a Master ! I had to fly a White tailed sea Eagle for show on Castle Guttenberg she was a biter - hand and face - 2 years old and 5 kg . Me 19 years and 5 foot 7 , with my arm fully outstreched she could almost get my ear . But the real damage biters where the Vultures Griffon long neck and the black big beak - bite twist and pull , able to open up a Buffalo . After all i still have my nose and ears and became a better Falconer . By the way that Sea Eagle Thòre got me the job ! Because i could handle her - she was one of the Eagle stars for the show because of her power stoops .Big mistake to leave Castle Guttenberg best work i ever had 2500 DM a month free housing and food -! What a mistake just to return to Canada ; but canada never cared for me the" kraut" . Falconers Greetings .

@jantirpak7902 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, I take care of goshawks, Sometimes I find individuals (especially females) who from the beginning of the training bite. I'll give them the back of my hand to try it (fingers together). They can't catch it, so usually after 2 to 3 days they don't think of the gun as a weapon. In the meantime, I catch their beak as you say. Very informative video.

@redshoulder18 3 жыл бұрын

I have dealt with a female Harris hawk who was aggressive only to me for some reason. She liked men, but not women. Anytime I went to pick her up to hood her, I would have to grab her jesses short so she couldn't try to grab the hood and my hand with her feet. She would bite the hood also so I would have to be quick to get it on her. She was very food aggressive too. Always screamed at me, even if she was eating on the perch and I wasn't paying any attention to her. I seriously think something happened before I met her. A different female falconer used to work with her, then she gave me the bird to work with and it was HELL. I do not work with her anymore. She is totally cool with men handling her. Just doesn't seem fixable and that's ok. They are individuals like you said after all, and perhaps the hawk had a traumatic experience with that female falconer. Can't blame her for hating on me even though I did nothing to her lol

@scottsorensen239 2 жыл бұрын

I have recently started volunteering at a local park that has a rescued bird exhibit and was lucky enough to get to clean the cages. I had no problems being in the cage with any of the birds but they have a vulture that is a little curious/devious and sometimes a little mean they tell me. The regular person was in the cage with me with her to keep her at bay and she was certainly curious, but never mean. I just wanted to check if this technique would work on a vulture with the description above?

@TheDMVFalconer 3 жыл бұрын

Ben I am Taking on the challenge of training a Captive bred imprint female Barn owl to hunt starlings at dusk with a flashlight in a parking lot. it is on my channel. Do you have any tips? I've noticed she uses her feet almost like a Macaw. And her beak is used the same way a cat uses its whiskers on the glove.

@GURWINDER_RAI 3 жыл бұрын

White net Vs black net.... Dugaza ? When will you do it ??!!!! This video is really helpful ! Thanks

@waksukka 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben, I noticed you have some footage on an Ornate hawk-eagle. Do those work as falconry birds or are they more zoo/rescue birds?

@bobnotbob6668 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen one offered for sale for falconry but I've never seen one hunted.

@markmoore4088 3 жыл бұрын

They work just fine for falconry but are very expensive to obtain in the U S.

@StormBringerVids 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance we could get dedicated videos for Great Horned Owls and Ornate Hawk-Eagles as falconry birds? I am very curious to see what you have to say about them.

@yvonnerogers6429 2 жыл бұрын

😎

@lohikarhu734 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of parrots and Macaws, where is your noisy little friend? ;-) Antony question about falcons using their beaks...I understand that Peregrines use that special "tooth" to cut the spine of prey, which is a kind of "killing by biting",.or? Also, a funny question that has never come up, except in a video I saw yesterday: can you actually *hear* any sound from a Peregrine's stoop, at high speed? Someone said that you could hear a "whistle", but I was imagining that the falcons that stoop at high speed have such good aerodynamics that they should be quite quiet? Off-topic, sorry! Take care, I watch every one of your videos, ko matter what the title is :-)

@afterhrs4805 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could own a ferruginous hawk 😭😭

@Sardonic_Cynic 3 жыл бұрын

why does the Stellar's have such an oversized beak compared to the rest of the fish eagles?

@markusbuelow7871 3 жыл бұрын

Fish bone ! And the White tailed beaks very close in shape to the stellers . Tearing cod heads - !

@kenna6903 3 жыл бұрын

Would this work in parrots? I have very stubborn,3 1/2 year old rescue green cheek that we have had for over a year now, and even though she is tame enough for tricks and stepping to the shoulder most of the time when you offer your hand she will immediately bite and sometimes she will fly to you just to bite you. If this won't work for parrots do you have any other suggestions. We don't react which is what I wave herd to do from other channels but it doesn't work.

@benwoodrufffalconry 3 жыл бұрын

The technique in this video does not really work on parrots. It can help a little bit, but parrots entire world revolves around manipulating things with their beak. They use it as a tool, they use it as a weapon, they use it to greet each other, they use it in highly symbolic feeding demonstrations to show that they would make it were the parent. I have a different way that I handle it with parrots. If I have time, I will make a video on it this week.

@kenna6903 3 жыл бұрын

@@benwoodrufffalconry Please do thanks for the advice I didn't think it would work but I was double checking because I don't use the cage as punishment or water as punishment like some people do.

@emmagunter6727 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend watching the channel “birdtricks” with Jamieleigh and dave. They cover everything you could possible imagine on parrots and the sciences behind it.

@emmagunter6727 3 жыл бұрын

You can also comment on their channel or dm their Instagram account and they are really good about answering your questions and concerns

@kenna6903 3 жыл бұрын

@@emmagunter6727 I do all the time but nothing works

@ethansexotics616 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have seen people saying that no federal license is needed to own a non native raptor like an eagle owl or augur buzzard. I'm confused on what permits I will need for my bird if I own a non native animal. Do I still take the test and get a sponsor like you would for native bird? Are there other permits or qualifications I will need? Thank you.

@benwoodrufffalconry 3 жыл бұрын

If a bird is not in the MBTA list (migratory bird treaty act) then technically it does not require a federal permit, unless specifically specified. However, most states will still require a state permit, depending on what the use of the bird is for. For example, education, falconry, abatement, or some sort of commercial enterprise. The best thing to do is to contact your state wildlife agency for more details. There is typically still a lot of red tape. And the requirements will be different depending on the use. In Utah for example, if you wanted a non-native species like a Lanner falcon to use in falconry, you would still have to get a regular falconry permit, even though it is not an MBTA bird.

@l.c5285 3 жыл бұрын

Are roadside hawks used for falconry? Cause I’m interested in using these birds for falconry

@benwoodrufffalconry 3 жыл бұрын

I have a dear friend (who sadly passed away a few years ago) who used to hunt with roadside hawks in Mexico. They are not very gamey Or spirited hunters, but he did have success with them. They are the tropical version of the broad-winged hawk of the United States. He did some hunting off the fist, but did a lot more with car-hawking and hunting from trees.

@l.c5285 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and sorry for your loss

@markmoore4088 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that you included falcons in the group of raptors that kill primarily with their feet. Falcons normally kill their prey by breaking the neck, using their powerful bite and specialized tomial "tooth", unless the prey is killed on impact during an airborn strike. I'd rather be footed by a falcon than bitten hard by one.

@benwoodrufffalconry 3 жыл бұрын

Falcon bites are definitely painful and will almost always take a chunk out of you. But it is relatively easy to get a falcon beak out of your skin (even while bleeding 😁) but it is MUCH harder to untangle eight impaling folded talons and uncurl eight rolled falcon toes. So even though a falcon bit is a force to be recommend with, it is still an easier problem to deal with in my thinking than a falcon binding to skin with its beak. And I agree, most falcon species will dispatch their prey with a bite to the neck. But most non raptorial predatory birds do not have a strong grip in their feet, and falcons do. I have filmed peregrines catching bats out of the air in St. George and eating them in flight without ever snapping the neck, and have hunted Jack rabbits with prairie falcons and sakers that bound to them and never tried to break their neck. So even though falcons definitely have that unique hallmark of usually dispatching with a neck snap from the beak, that is in addition to being capable foot-killing birds, rather than instead of being foot-killing birds.