Merlin Falconry Hunting Starlings

The Utah Merlin Meet 2019 has come and gone, what an experience! Despite unfavorable winds and biting cold, there was quite the turnout as the annual matchup of Merlins versus Starlings went down. I wasn't able to be there for all of it, but I did manage to grab a few shots of Austin Gunther and his two passage Merlins, which I've compiled into this short film.
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[@Dougerro]

Beautiful falcon

[@sedamcclurg9699]

AWESOME Micro hawking at it's finest!!

[@taylorosborne3383]

It’s a falcon

[@StickyRig]

@Taylor Osborne hawking, sometimes called gamehawking, is the practice of hunting with any conditioned falconry bird - a paraphrasing of the falconry Wikipedia

[@lamaspacos]

MANY THANKS.

[@luisrivera9062]

Can a female merlin get airborne with a starling, because i saw a merlin struggling with something bigger than a sparrow in midair but finally flew off with it

[@carnifexvain7444]

Nicely does your videos are getting smoother =)

[@FalconryTold]

Like butter 👌🏼

[@paulreynolds9003]

Peregrine /Merlin cross is the way to go .

[@syedali92314]

Please make video on barbary falcon and red naped shaheen falcon

[@manhcuongentertaiment8796]

Tôi theo dõi kênh bạn 2 năm trước . Và bây giờ tôi theo dõi lại kênh ! Tôi không hiểu sao bạn lại không đăng video trong 1 tg dài như vậy

[@wildwildItaly]

I have hawk videos and made friends with one hawk but he is free. Your videos are amazing ♥️♥️♥️

[@davemyers7507]

Cool 😎

[@davemyers7507]

Cool

[@wildwildItaly]

Wow♥️

[@chirichira297]

Ehyyyyyy be continued!!!!

[@carlys8439]

wow a merlin is really tiny

[@إدعوليأجنيملياردولار]

انا اصنع المصيده بطريقه سهله وجديده

[@orphydianwildlife473]

Merlins are not native to Americas, am I wrong?

[@saltator8565]

They are native to North and South America

[@Smytjf11]

I'm curious why you're giving a tidbit right after striking the hood. I'm not saying it's wrong, but my gut instinct would be that it would potentially lead to food aggression down the line. Is the idea to build a positive association with hooding? Maybe weight management -smallish longwing and all?

[@GONEHAWKN70]

Jason. I am in no way trying to speak for the falconer in the video. I can only reply based off my own experiences flying passage Merlin’s. There is no better way to make friends with or to keep a Merlin’s attention than by tidbiting them. My Merlin’s have all come to expect this after the hood is removed before flying and after(yes, even with the hood on. And no, I have not seen any negative behaviors from allowing merlins to do so) Cheers. Bill Barbour

[@dannybirdsofprey1037]

Hi I have a mail merlin his name is storm

[@devonboulden2496]

Utah Merlin. I'm so stupid. I studied predatory birds in college which meant going to a research library. I was in Utah, but my world was so far away from really understanding predatory birds. I didn't know how to seek out local falconers. That's a missed path in life I could have taken.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

It's never too late to start if you're genuinely interested. There aren't many falconers in the US, but they're spread all over the country.

[@syedali92314]

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