Baby red tail hawk in the nest

[Indyal]

Nest in one of my pine trees in my front yard
Finally hatched

 

[elkguide]

Wildlife is awesome!

 

[AK Troutbum]

Four baby Merlin falcons in the nest.

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[87TT]

 

[Hillhunter]

Pretty cool, never knew the chicks were white.

 

[Voyageur]

Four baby Merlin falcons in the nest.

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Is that nest on the ground?

 

[Elk97]

Great pics!

 

[AK Troutbum]

Is that nest on the ground?

No, it's way up in a Sitka Spruce tree in our back yard. My son climbed it at took the pic.

 

[DavePwns]

This little guy on our property yesterday

 

[HankNM]

Cool.

 

[Voyageur]

No, it's way up in a Sitka Spruce tree in our back yard. My son climbed it at took the pic.

Cool

 

[AK Troutbum]

This little guy on our property yesterday View attachment 192699

Baby Redtail learning to fly.

 

[FishDiveHunt]

Very cool

 

[Indyal]

Well, there are 2 of them. And they’ve grown quickly.

 

[DESERT ED]

Nice... we have some American Kestrel chicks living in a hole in our house. I went out to board it up but decided to let them move out on their own. Love raptors.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Nice... we have some American Kestrel chicks living in a hole in our house. I went out to board it up but decided to let them move out on their own. Love raptors.

Cool. The male Sparrow hawk IMO, is the prettiest falcon, bar non. Years ago as a kid, we had a pair that would nest in our barn. I kind of miss not seeing them, as we don't have them in AK.

 

[mission_shooter]

Super cool


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[raptor16]

Love seeing these photos. Are there any falconers on here that anyone knows of?

 

[AK Troutbum]

I (illegally), raised several hawks and owls as a kid, then eventually got my apprentice falconry license when I was 16. I became a General falconer a couple years later but ended up getting out of it shortly there after. By the time I reached 18 and started working full time, I guess I decided that chasing girls during my spare time was a little more interesting than falconry. I never lost my admiration for the sport or the birds though.

 

[raptor16]

I’ve always loved falconry. I had a kestrel as an apprentice for two years and then decided I didn’t want to spend as much time doing it as it really requires to be fair to the bird.