Thursday, October 05, 2006

What I'd Most Like to be Doing

Trapping Goshawks in Idaho.


Even if an eagle gets into the net.


That's our friend Bruce Haak, biologist, writer, and falconer with the eagle. He traps and bands every fall on an 8000- foot ridge, where winter comes early.

1 comment:

Mark said...

Hi Steve, That eagle looks furious in that photo rather him than me holding it especially after reading some the stories of the pressure they can exert with their talons!!

I personally have been the recieving end of numberous tawny owls and Gos hawks when trying to release them from Larson Traps set for crows.