Falconry: Sharp-shinned hawks introduction

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Ben Woodruff

Ben Woodruff

Күн бұрын

In this falconry video, I introduce sharp shinned hawks as falconry birds. Sharp-shins are North America's smallest accipiter. As new world sparrowhawks, they are supreme hunters of small birds. Few falconry raptors can match the speed and agility of a sharp shinned hawk off the fist. This video briefly introduces sharp shins as a species, and discusses the pros and cons of training a sharp shinned hawk in falconry.
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@regisspeaks1497
@regisspeaks1497 28 күн бұрын
Buffalo New York here. Blossoming falconer in training also. I just had an encounter with a sharp-shinned hawk that was hiding in some very thick brush that bordered a creek. The thick brush was overgrown on a hill that sloped towards the creek. I at first thought it was a juvenile red-tailed hawk so I whipped out my Merlin app to identify its call. The Merlin app told me it was a sharpshin hawk much to my surprise. What makes this encounter so special is before I decided to whip my Merlin app out I began mimicking it's call back to it. Add much to my surprise it seemed eager and excited to answer back. I sat there for 15 minutes and had what felt like a conversation with this sharp-shinned hawk. This led me to this video as I was originally going to go with a juvenile red tail hawk as my first falcon bird. I might choose Sharp shinned as I feel like I have a special connection to one
@keerthivasannambiraju955
@keerthivasannambiraju955 Жыл бұрын
You should do a video on sparrowhawks including European Sparrowhawk and Black Sparrowhawk. Plus sharp-shinned hawks remind me of the Besra of Southeast Asia
@Brisco-rl8nc
@Brisco-rl8nc Жыл бұрын
I've flown a lot of imprint sharp-shinned hawks, and in my experience they are far more agile than a male Cooper's on small quarry. But, I gotta say, car-hawking starlings in my area in Utah is not easy in late summer and early fall. Most starlings are feeding up in Russian olive trees or catching flies in the air by making short flights from utility wires. Finding starlings feeding on the ground can be tough in August and September.
@suarezci
@suarezci Жыл бұрын
I'd love to fly one in the future! Quick note, here in the DR, they're the nominal subspecies but almost separated. They can be spotted hunting scaly naped pigeons in the forest, which is incredible.
@Mikheno
@Mikheno Жыл бұрын
I've flown 5 or 6 passage Sharpies in my life and you're absolutely correct. More fun than any falconry bird out there. Prey is everywhere so no need to drive 500 miles to find suitable quarry. There is some small bird right in your backyard to chase with the Sharp-shin. Love these little guys
@clairakubinski795
@clairakubinski795 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve got a lady sharp shinned who occasionally visits my feeder to snack on the sparrows and I’m so happy to know more about them
@RaptorGirlkathy
@RaptorGirlkathy Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Ben!! Always wondered about sharpies!!
@jackgilbert6502
@jackgilbert6502 Жыл бұрын
Been looking into flying one for a long time, very glad you did an in depth discussion on them. One of my favorite videos of yours is the one on how to find sharp shinned hawk nests, and I hope to use that information soon
@jonahmcbride934
@jonahmcbride934 Жыл бұрын
I have flown 3 passages. They are amazing! Like a 100% kill rate from the glove or t-perch. However, they need daily attention to keep a good temperment.
@FalconsLedge
@FalconsLedge Жыл бұрын
Though I will say, my sharpie was very nicely trained, he was a great bird
@richardthompson3296
@richardthompson3296 Жыл бұрын
Love me some sharpie's. Great vid. I reduced the chances of stuff going wrong with a sharpie by only field Hawking. Still had coop's come in but no collisions with anything that way. There twice the work of any other hawk but twice the fun
@StoneE4
@StoneE4 Жыл бұрын
One thing I don't ever remember you speaking about is the lifespan of raptors. It would be interesting to know average lifespan for both wild raptors and ones kept for falconry.
@Nobodyspecial5150
@Nobodyspecial5150 6 ай бұрын
Can you please make a tame hacking video doesnt matter how long the video is the more the better. Not much out there on the net about it.
@oldschoolhawking8191
@oldschoolhawking8191 Жыл бұрын
Love this video Ben. Right to the point and spot-on with the information!😎👍
@FalconsLedge
@FalconsLedge Жыл бұрын
Great birds, Cooper's were more fun, mostly because of the wider variety of prey.
@kristensorensen2219
@kristensorensen2219 Жыл бұрын
❤🎉
@shae899
@shae899 Жыл бұрын
Ben, does the "sharp shin" even distinguish a Sharpie from a small male cooper's and its legs? As a bird watcher, I Don't even notice much (if any) difference until we get to female cooper's and their much thicker (and sure, more rounded) legs.
@TheUltraBeast1
@TheUltraBeast1 Жыл бұрын
I see tons of sharp shins where I live, one just killed a mockingbird in my yard the other day. Any updates on the gyr you were raising Ben?
@margaret2652
@margaret2652 7 ай бұрын
Seen one catch a starling.
@USA4thewin
@USA4thewin Жыл бұрын
keep looking and cant find a way to contact you ,,, whats the best way
@angelgreen3532
@angelgreen3532 4 ай бұрын
What's your favorite raptor for taking european starlings?
@benwoodrufffalconry
@benwoodrufffalconry 4 ай бұрын
In open country, probably a Merlin or a male peregrine working the entire flock. In direct pursuit flights, a Cooper’s hawk.
@SplotchTG
@SplotchTG Жыл бұрын
So, Ben, you say that sharp shinned hawks are very delicate. Would you say that they are more or less delicate than a American kestrel?
@shae899
@shae899 Жыл бұрын
He said near the end of the video that the sharp-shinned he considers more delicate than a Merlin or a Kestrel. (They are an accipiter, though. Wild accipiter skeletons show that they spend their lives breaking and healing bones from tree chases, indicating a high recovery rate.)
@richardthompson3296
@richardthompson3296 Жыл бұрын
I know I am not Ben but I have flown multiples of each bird. Kestrels are actually quite robust compared to a sharpie when it comes to food plus husbandry. For example you could feed kestrels commercial bought for a extended time. A sharpie would die. Sharpie's are only good on small fresh bird diet every day.
@thefalconrychef6660
@thefalconrychef6660 Жыл бұрын
Here in England and as an experienced falconer..I can honestly say iv never heard of this species..bad I know,as I’m an avid goshawk hunter..but by looking at the intro..is a “sharp shin” and a “sparrow hawk” the same?
@chriskitchen4772
@chriskitchen4772 Жыл бұрын
You could say that the "sharp shin" is North America's "sparrow hawk". That's what he said. I believe your sparrow hawk is a little bit bigger than our sharp shin hawks size wise.
@thefalconrychef6660
@thefalconrychef6660 Жыл бұрын
@@chriskitchen4772 interesting..really surprised how iv never seen one flown here in the uk..seeing as there pretty much everything else
@markr1142
@markr1142 6 ай бұрын
No, I fly sparrowhawks and used to fly goshawks. Eurasion sparrowhawks are slightly bigger than sharp shinned hawks. They look almost identicle though. We don't have a coopers hawk sized accipter in Europe, so our sparrowhawks tend to be bigger (especially females) and male goshawks slightly smaller than North American goshawks to fill in the gap.
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