So she got a license to learn, that's kind of funny. But I expect that it shows that she's serious about this venture and doesn't waste anyone else's time.
Actually, she needs a license to get a license.
She'll need a falconry hunting license to hunt with a trained bird of prey, and you need to be a licensed falconer to apply for a falconry hunting license. Bureaucracy.
The mews looks sweet, did she build it without help?
Oh no, it's been her, the sister who owns Beaky, and our dad who have been working on it together primarily. We aren't very experienced with building, so it's been a slow process, but it's turning out great.
And do you know how they trap a hawk? I can't imagine any way to do that and it sounds interesting.
Here is a video that shows the kind of trap she'll be using. During hawk migration time she'll be driving around with her sponsor looking for migrating hawks, and when you see one you think looks potentially like a good one, you just chuck the trap out of the car. Migrating birds often pass over specific locations in the landscape, so her sponsor will know good places to look for hawks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Novn9olxy90I don't know when they started it but I saw in the playoffs this year, the Philthytown Eagles (NFL Champions) now have a bald eagle take a lap around the stadium before the game. You can tell that that bird wasn't me because it came back.
Owning an eagle is Charlotte's ultimate dream. There are extremely specific regulations about owning bald eagles in our country, so it will be a long journey for her, but that is where she'd like to be someday. Just maybe not, you know, in an NFL Stadium.
The regulations are a little less strict for golden eagles, but barely.
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