Getting ready for BirdFest
C.J., one of the volunteers at the Northwest Raptor Center
is training a Red-tailed Hawk to be our latest educational bird.
March 2008
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A happy hawk and hander settle in for a training session.
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The hawk & handler learn to trust each other. The hawk is relaxed while the handler touches its chest.
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The handler rotates the arm a little to adjust the hawk's posture.
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All settled down on the glove again.
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Hawkeye
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The distinctive red tail.
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It's called 'baiting' when the raptor tries to fly off the glove.
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The handler gently lifts the hawk back to the glove with the spare hand.
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After the hawk tries to fly off the glove, he winds up hanging by his jesses. It's not his best pose, but quite harmless.
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Photos of the Red-tailed hawk last year when he was a juvenile:
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Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk lost an eye in a crash landing on Highway 101 (photo taken Feb 2007)
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The young Red-tailed Hawk (photo taken Feb 2007)
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Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk with his jesses on (April 2007).
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The juvenile Red-tailed Hawk shows off his wings.
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Another photo of the juvenile. (April 2007)
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An adult Red-tailed Hawk with the juvenile. (April 2007)
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