Hawk Food (picture heavy)

These are photos of Stars and the two hawks that will receive them. Simone owns both Chase (Red Tail) and Cricket (Goshawk). She’s had Chase for over six yrs. now, and he is lightning on rabbits! Upwards of six kills during a session aren’t uncommon. Cricket is being trained for aerial kills (mainly water fowl and pheasant). Simone got Cricket as an eyass (nestling) almost one year ago.

I started trapping these speckled little bastards because shooting them wasn’t making a big enough dent in their local population. We get huge swarms around here. I average about 20 Stars a day in my pull door trap. I then lay off for three days before I start up again.

Here are a few waiting for the inevitable.

The gruesome twosome.

Other photos she’s sent me along the way.