Cosmo Thinks She's a Gyrfalcon (January 17, 2024)

Cosmo, a first year prairie falcon, chases her quarry for miles. Apparently she didn't get the memo that she's a prairie falcon, not a gyrfalcon.
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[@auggie7687]

What a great day!!! A little pucker factor thrown in.thanks Steve

[@joewittstock]

Also you can slow down a pigeon by clipping out every other wing feather Say 4 feather for example on both sides..... Every other feather not 2 in a row.. These pigeons some my not return home..but some do... doing this closer to home... A dot in the Will drop out of the sky and hit the pigeon... A friend of my brother.. flaw a falcon I released a pigeon it was a miss...So my brother got his falcon out...falcon left the area...10 mins latter..with Binoculars She was Over head..Where where ? Toseed him the Binoculars...Right there on the left nevt to the cloud...while he was doing this..I grabed a pigeon with 4 feather cliped out on both sides..... Bam ...Wow that was quick..How did you guys do that...I will Never Tell...Lol

[@KarenJonesArt]

Excellent 🎉 that sand looks beautiful 😉😁

[@user-pc7oi4id7b]

That was stressful to watch 😮 Thank God it went well. Take care and stay safe 👍

[@peterkohl1863]

camera slightly out of focus when falcon first takes off

[@andersonrodriguez3188]

Make a video on how to feed the falcon to keep it in shape as feeding is one of the most complex things. There are foods that have more energy value than others and sometimes when you are losing weight to the bird by giving it the same grams of meat you do not see much result because it turns out that those grams contain more calories than the food you gave it yesterday and this becomes a bit frustrating because every day giving it the same grams of food it always has almost the same weight and the bird becomes very lazy when you go to the field to hunt.

[@Zombie_Longwinger]

Not lazy lacks energy

[@joewittstock]

I watched it again..let see... Out comes the lure..falcon not responding....but eventually returned...and hit hard.. ( with out that swinging the lure for So called exercise ) So this falcon is not totally screwed up... Now if this guy will understand ..Only release Bag game WHEN the Falcon IS CLIMBING .. and a ABSOLUTELY nO MORE lure swinging the lure when the falcon comming back for so called Exercise .. Falcon returns the falcon should HIT the lure Hard...Bird down.. DO NOT play or pull the lure.. Bird down feed up Well..Done...As long as this falconer can Disciplined Himself to do this at all times and not deviate from it... this is critical... This falcon should when lt leaving the fist start climbing This ... Falcon will realize Oh I get it..Its when I climb hi is when I see Game...Baged or other wise... Nothing happens lure out Falcon respond.. Right away.. hits the lure hard..Instint Kill...NO struggles None of this reinvent the wheel with some So called METHODS...... If this guy can Disciplined Himself..to a STRICT ROUTINE ..which is ESPECIALLY important with the Prairie falcon..I see where this guy has potence..But it all up th him to do it

[@johnlindsay8630]

Yeah, you don’t have that GPS or the transmitter your pooch you’ll lose it for sure I would imagine

[@krisfarrar3896]

Great video as usual. How is Cosmo bred?

[@American_Falconry]

Wild taken. kzbin.info/aero/PLCDDVMQ2SZpSOCs1IT7NdDy52XG1Q40by&si=LX3PeMEVoQXk2aiC

[@krisfarrar3896]

Thanks 👌🏻

[@joewittstock]

Why would you avoid this bus driver a a N.A.F.A ...meet.. Not that I would avoid him.. Is that these trips are expensive.. and time is only like 2 weeks.. there are alot of Falcon in the weathering area...To find each one and there owner... of the bird.... Mostly avoid the Harris hawkers.. ok what ever.. .. then the falcons.. look them over.. something about this one.. LOOK S good... ..I tell my brother.. I like this one Find the owner and lets go with this one..

[@joewittstock]

this guy again.. ( Mr. Methods. I guess whatever,, ).. dog out fine ..Dog NOT on point.. Falcon Release... Here we go again.. whatever... Swinging the lure..why is he doing this ?. ???? '''forced me to watch more... so I did..( insert.. Lure flying a falcon one or two times.. Done... Case closed...Falcon hi in the sky... Lure Out BAM... Falcon Down... Feed up Done NO pacific.... No swing lure shit for exercise .unless you are a-.bus driver Lord have mercy... Once you understand this you could do this with out telemetry in a Prairie falcon.. will never hold my breath.. keep doing ger falcon form a tree... No learning curve with this guy.... Never Know Maybe.. Lol... If he show up at a NAFA meet... send him home.. Not my cup of tee..thank you

[@Zombie_Longwinger]

Are you on drugs pal ?

[@peregrinesmith1117]

It's guys like you are why I quit going to NAFA meets.