Award Winning Behavior of an American Kestrel Hovering on Cue

The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey houses a number of birds who serve as educational ambassadors for their species. Penny, and American Kestrel, joined our team after someone took her from her nest to keep as a pet. She became imprinted on people and is no longer releasable. Curtis Evans, our Education Coordinator, has been flying her for school groups and public programs where he talks about kestrel decline. He recently added hovering to her behavior repertoire using positive reinforcement training techniques.

[@DisHammerhand]

I've met both Curtis and Penny. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@t.tocsmaillup8685]

But the "Music"....

[@angelorosario8417]

Nice work in training an eyass Kestrel with hovering on cue. This is a behavior trait Kestrels are naturally proficient at.

[@SirCharles12357]

Awesome job! Smart beautiful bird! Thanks for the video!

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[@irajordy9895]

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[@brycereece6696]

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[@irajordy9895]

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[@user-dl2ok7hy7t]

Perfect from greece!

[@hebdomatical]

It's no wonder this video did not win. Bad music where no music was appropriate. Please do not edit out the natural sounds or cover them up with music. This is a common KZbin mistake.

[@johnhalverson2849]

A greater part of why it did not win first place is that the exact same behavior was the winner several years before with a Mississippi kite at Cascades Raptor Center in Oregon.

[@Adamorevo]

Idiots!

[@kylebell595]

Why the music. Terribly audio editing 😂😂😂😂

[@tanyamccarlson1193]

❤🎉