Harris Hawk by danob
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Description
While falconry was the sport of Kings and Princes the more common man would have flown something less grand than a Gyr or Peregrine.. This Harris Hawk is an American species would not been around but would have made a perfect partner for the man looking to feed his family.
While most raptors are solitary, only coming together for breeding and migration, Harris's Hawks will hunt in cooperative groups of two to six, almost like wolves! This is believed to be an adaptation to the desert climate in which they live. In one hunting technique, a small group flies ahead and scouts, then another group member flies ahead and scouts, and this continues until prey is bagged and shared.
In another, all the hawks spread around the prey and one individual flushes it. The wild Harris's Hawk population is declining due to habitat loss; however, under some circumstances, Harris's Hawks have been known to move into developed areas.
Comments (37)
schonee
Beautiful shot and Thanks for the added info.Have a great day!
lyron
Wonderful bird. Great capture!!
sharky_
Interesting how they hunt. Excellent work and info. Aloha
lior
A so wonderful bird!
flora-crassella
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. Thank you for sharing the information as well.
mininessie
amazing again...i love the info you share! thanks!
makron
Grat capture...Very interesting all the information. Thanks
dochtersions
A very impressing capture. Great shot and bird. Thank you also for the info, Daniel.
fredster66
Another stunner Dan!
pat40
Another of your Stunning pics,
Schaefchen
excellenz beautiful shot
magnus073
Magnificent shot Danny, and I very much enjoyed reading about this fantastic Hawk
Meisiekind
Incredibly beautiful image Danny. I love the crisp clarity!
Hendesse
Excellent shot of this beautiful bird. I love the colors of his plumage. Great informations too.
jophoto
One of my favorite raptors which I regularly saw in the southwest. Good shot!
alanwilliams
a wonderfully panoramic viewpoint of this handsome creature
Jay-el-Jay
A terrific shot of this sharp eyed predator.
BorisB
What a beauty and wonderful presented, the pose is great!!!
babuci
Perfect.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture and very interesting information
Blush
It an awesome looking hawk Love how it is in flight... Hugs Susan~
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful bird an interesting info !
bazza
Great capture of this Hawk love its colours too, well done Danny...
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and fantastic photography.....!!!!
GARAGELAND
excellent in flight shot good detail
PR0XIM0
Superb
romanceworks
Gorgeous hawk shot. CC
dragonmuse
Beautiful creature. And how interesting about the cooperative hunting. Had no idea that any hawks did that.
kbrog
Awesome capture! :) I was going nuts the other day trying to get the seagulls flying. You make it look so eazy! ;)