My Harris's Hawk is Crazy!

This is my bird, Ducky. She's crazy.
For background on her, she's an 8-year-old secondhand Harris's hawk who I "rescued" from a situation where her owners didn't have time for her, and stuck her in an enclosure for a few years.
When I say "Hopper" in the field, I am trying to get my dog to focus. She's a bit crazy in the head as well.

[@lohikarhu734]

14 years old ..and imprint, and maltreated... One could be happy that she keeps her talons mostly in check... We just adopted a cat of somewhat unknown background, and he still, after almost two months, insists on staying hidden for about 95% of his time...loves being petted, but often hisses on first approach to his little corner (he only stays in places with overhead cover). Sorry for divergence from your hawk, but cats seem to have huge commonality with these "airborne cats"! Great that you're giving her some long-overdue good care!

[@matwho2471]

Behaves like an imprint...

[@cometfalconry]

She totally does. We are not sure though, as little to nothing is known about her past. She has been in a chamber by herself for at least 4 years. Handed from person to person, never flown and unwanted. Poor bird is a mental wreck.

[@mrkus-nc7od]

Isolation and who knows what ""Pet keepers "" she was with - maybe starvation at times ? That's why the behavior? 🤔 How does she act ? With a full crop ? 🤔 Like fill her up until she can't take a nother titbit . Behavior? I am curious 🤔

[@cometfalconry]

I don't doubt she has been through all of that. With a full crop she is pretty chill, acts like a cropped up red tail. She will still look for food but with half intent, and won't take it if you offer it haha. No screaming with a big crop. She is too full to do anything

[@williemurray9379]

Is Hopper an Imprint or parent reared?

[@andrewwilson1782]

I was thinking exactly the same

[@cometfalconry]

Hopper is the dog hahaha, I was trying to get her focus on me when I was saying her name. But that's the thing with this bird- we don't know if she's an imprint or not. She's kind of a "rescue", been in a chamber for years. No one knows the full extent of her past. She certainly acts like an imprint often, but then my mentor tells me that ALL imprints are face grabbers, so therefore my bird here is not an imprint. I don't know if I agree.

[@mrkus-nc7od]

@@cometfalconry not all imprinted are face grabbing,only if not socialized properly and not bonded to prey, 🤔 or lure .

[@cometfalconry]

I think you're right. She seems to be a pretty well-raised imprint. She doesn't scream unless I deviate from her schedule. And she only shows aggression toward dogs... she has grabbed many. More than just my dogs...

[@mrkus-nc7od]

@@cometfalconry most Harris hate dogs 🐶 seems to have something to do with coyotes they had to compete with, and sure a coyote is a Danger to a Hawk that's busy clutching prey 🤔.