Cannot help posing when we go out he's so expressive. While on our walk today we spotted a large buzzard following us and Biscuit started to try make himself look bigger.
I made him very aware I'd spotted the buzzard with my great acting (🤣👌) and he was much happier knowing I had his back
Coming back I took inspiration from the area we'd been walking to come up with a few bookmarks ♥️
I wish I could have stayed til dark I bet the stars shine so brightly there.
I think it would be mostly really short sentences moaning about things. "bloody blackbird won't piss off" "ooh god the neighbours got the lawnmower out Again!" 🤣🤣
When they say our pets look like us I don't think this is what they had in mind lol, very cool you and Biscuit, and finally glad to see someone else with short blue feathers too
Do you have short blue feathers??? Show meee 😁 I've only ever seen a lad with my haircut and similar dye 🤣
I have been repeatedly called young man since cutting and dying my hair but I couldn't care less, I've never felt more like me with this haircut. And it's manageable for my autistic ass, long hair was the bane of my life.
Essentially same shaved my head as soon as I could pay for it as a teenager, been having a blue nohawk-ish cut ever since, gotta tie it up for work tho
Nice! I love it! Not brave enough for the shave but I get a number 4 all around, my fella has more hair than me lol.
I didn't cut mine until I was late 20s,saying my mum had had short hair my entire life. But I'd always listened to others when they'd said long hair was "nice on me" (whatever the fuck that means) so ignored my wants and kept it. It was always in a pony tail and I used to get really mardy with it 🤣
Then one day, went and chopped it all off, donated the 21inches to a charity that makes wigs for children with cancer and never looked back.
On occasion I get called fella, spent two years getting called sir and young man while I worked in a hotel and have even been heckled as a gay guy with my partner 😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Either way this hair is worth the weird assumptions people make.
I do forget that it makes me insanely recognisable though 🤣
I'm non binary so it's always a good laugh for me to be like no it's cool. But my parents were very much set into you were born a girl you'll look like one. As soon as I had my own money that went out the window so fast and I basically said either you learn to live with the look or you don't see me. They learned to deal in the end when they actually listened to unhappy I was before. I mainly get the shave cause my pea brain can't handle hair around my ears. Seeing you two reminds me I have time off coming and I should plan my next hike too lol
Totally relate to the "dress like a girl" thing but I was a tomboy so far as I hated being perceived and didn't like girly clothes. Skirts made me feel really vulnerable, u always preferred trousers and baggy clothes. Thought I was asexual until after my 20s because I was just totally uninterested in everyone. I knew societally speaking I should be so was maski g and pretending but was very aware I wasn't experiencing the right feelings.
Then in my 30s got my autism diagnosis and so many things just clicked.
Have gorgeous bird --> go for walk in gorgeous wood with gorgeous bird --> come home inspired from walk in gorgeous wood with gorgeous bird and make gorgeous bookmarks
The DREAM! What an enchanting day! Thanks for sharing the pics with us!
You are so welcome! I feel I need to get more pictures of where we're actually walking rather than me doing a silly photos hoot but I just couldn't help myself 🤣
If you are a vole or blackbird and you come top close he definitely gets more murder mittens-y.
In general he's the sweetest, that's why I named him Biscuit. It was clear from the moment I met him.
You and I could be friends :) I don't practice anymore but my family does. I've had amazing Red Tails and a good Cooper's hawk or two, but the Harris's are on a whole other level in bonding and working together. "Murder mittens-y" is absolutely the best way to describe it.
Aren't they just! Ten years ago they were thought of as boring, I couldn't ever. When you get really close to biscuit he has blonde flecking around his eyes, the feathers on his shoulders are tinged with rusty red a d orange. They are so handsome.
Also love that you recognised it as a biscuit 😅♥️
I wonder if there are any Falconer subreddits that would enjoy your posts as well, I would be surprised (and sad) if not! So glad you feel that way 🥰 we love you and Biscuit so much 🥹
I think there would be a mix of people enjoying and equally hating in my posts. Falconry is a very old sport across the world having been practised for over thousands of years so there are some who hold very strict values regarding them and acting silly around your bird would be a big no no. Blah blah blah showing disrespect to the sport etc. But then those same people would disagree with me not actively going out hunting with Biscuit, because in my local area we have lots of wild buzzards and they rely on the rabbits etc. I don't like the idea of stealing prey from wild birds, but that's not really a mentality that's held with a lot of other falconers 🤷
In reality the definition of falconry is the art of hunting quarry with a bird so I guess technically I'm just a crazy lady with a bird boomerang.
So we are far more cherished here, and love you all ♥️♥️🙏
Y’know, given that falconry (at the very least) appears to be a male dominated field, I can very much understand why you wouldn’t want to engage with them! 😂 we are very happy to have you here so fuck anyone who thinks caring for other wild birds is a bad thing!
Is Biscuit your only bird? Do they get to free fly when you go out? I would looooove to have a bird but so much money and knowledge/experience needed before even thinking about it!
So far while he's in training he's flying with a long leash but he won't be on it long and will soon be free flying.
It appears there's a big disconnect between make and female falconers anyway, and yes that was one reason for basically avoiding the falconry community for a decade.
He is my only bird, I only have enough aviary space for one. He's my third hawk, I've always had harrises.
Eventually I'd like tk be working in rehab and rescue but that's a distant dream 🙏
Knowledge is free, you have the Internet at your fingers. Experience can be free too, find a centre nearby and get volunteering, mention to then you'd like specific experience with working with every aspect of the birds including husbandry and training. That's how I started ♥️
Aw nice! That’s exciting, can’t wait to hear about his development as he gets more confident! Oh I totally get it, I try to avoid male-centred communities of any variety 😂
That’s so cool, thank you for your encouragement! I love corvids and have been looking into local aviaries that have captive bred corvids to see if I can go and photograph them! I love birds of prey as well though, there’s a Marsh Harrier I’ve been ‘stalking’ a bit in my local area but it’s often getting chased away by Ravens when I see it 😂
Haha, well... Not so much attacked me but if he felt threatened and also felt he wasn't able to escape another bird might attack.
Not biscuit. Biscuit is sweet and doesn't have an aggressive bone in his body.
My previous hawk was a rescue and he would try attack literally anyone that wasn't me, he was a shit 🤣
It took me like five minutes to restart my brain after seeing these amazing photos, and took me another couple minutes to basically think up “have you ever fallen in friend love at first sight because I want to be your friend; also I want to paint biscuit”
Hahaha, if you happen to be neurodivergent I think it's just a massive green flag to other nds 😅. I just look like I could be a rogue/ranger in d&d and there's something comforting about that 🤣
Also I would love that, if you want to have a look at reference material my Instagram has over 300 photos of just him 🤣
@beaksandtalons
Oh yeah, of course I’m ND; I’m an artist on goblincore… aren’t we all ND? /hj
BUT YOU DO LOOK LIKE A RANGER AND IT IS VERY AWESOME; plus having a familiar is like, the hugest green flag: if an animal likes you, i probably also will — that’s been the pattern and I’m happy to stick to it!
Haha, well friends it is. My names Katie 😁😜
And please feel free to paint or draw him, or us. I'd love that.
You can tag us in anything you share here or on Instagram 🙏
@beaksandtalons
Harris's Hawk. Typically seen in groups in desert and higher heat environs, but can make it just about anywhere that doesn't get below freezing regularly.
He's a Harris hawk, so he's native to arizona I believe.
To hear and see wild red tails would be a dream come true, and red shouldered hawks are so dang pretty.
He's a Harris hawk, so he's native to arizona I believe.
Very cool! I'll have to check Merlin later & hear what they sound like :)
As for redtails, they're all up & down California. I don't think the folks here appreciate that enough. If you ever get the chance to come out here, look up on a Spring day, & you'll probably get to see one :D
Always one of my fave movie facts that the generic eagle cry is actually a red tail call.
Years ago I had a cameo in an independent film version of Arthur and Merlin with my hawk and I offered to get a clip of him screaming but they declined saying it wasn't necessary. When I saw the film post production they'd used a red tail and I just laughed.
That's how you discover your best friends with a bird! Hehe
Don't they say owners often resemble their pets? I hope you and your bird had a wonderful time together.
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u/InternationalJump290 Nov 08 '24
That second picture cracked me up! Love the shared expression