Falconers know good food and frequently it is food that they have harvested on their own whether by talon, hook, bullet or hoe. We love food that has a story.
Nothing in the grocery store packaged in cellophane and styrofoam induces story telling. And I sometimes wonder if falconers are by nature story crafters. (You certainly do [...]
I had a few comments wanting to know more about the presentation that I gave at the International Association of Anthrozoologists about the potential psychological and health benefits of high level relationships with wild animals. Mostly I was making a plea to anthrozoologists to look deeper, consider doing further studies before the trend of outlawing [...]
A slide from my presentation at my one of my readings of Lift.
The holiday’s are lovely, but they can be so very stressful. My Christmas wish to you is the ability to hang on to the simplicity of things.
Some thoughts on ABA as it applies to working with birds of prey. This was a presentation I gave at the Association of Avian Veterinarians last summer and is mainly geared toward helping vets talk to their clients. Those of you who are Steve Layman fans may enjoy. Some of the points arose from a [...]
I’m really really slow to get started this year and am thinking that’s okay. The nasty weather only just finally pushed into the north, meaning that my quarry which is still wintering comfortably far away is about to get an eviction notice from Mother Nature.
I’ll be in DC at the end of the week and by the time I [...]
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of presenting at the International Society for Anthrozoology/ Human- Animal Interaction conference on falconry and how high level relationships with wild (rather than domesticated) animals have positive psychology and health implications. I know this all sounds very scientific, but mostly what I was saying in a nutshell that, “Humans ARE nature, [...]
I’ve been trying to put a finger on the mish-mash of feelings I’ve been swimming with lately. The memoir is out, of course I’m elated. But I’m also uncertain, if not terrified at times. The world has gotten suddenly noisy, but I’m often lonely. When I talk to media who have read the book I [...]
It’s that time of the year again. Baby hawks abound.
This one, obviously has just recently fledged and is figuring out where to get a real meal in NYC. Makes you wonder what mom was bringing back to the nest. Read the whole thing here. (Nice try buddy.)
My mom is now living in my house in [...]
Who thought up the plover’s call, which takes the place of noise of wings, to give us that catharsis wing-shooting has given to men since they stopped flying hawks and took to fowling pieces? I think that they were made to shoot and some of us were made to shoot them, and if that is not [...]
