Monday, August 3, 2009




These are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. Their talons and beaks to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh and in most cases, the females are considerably larger than the males.

In the attached photos is a Harris hawk, a Peregrine falcon and an eleven week old Saker falcon, sometimes known as a desert falcon. The Saker falcon winters in desert areas and is popular with Arab falconers.

These beautiful raptors for are part of a pest-bird abatement program at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach and are handled by professional Falconer Jorge Herrera. Pesky seagulls really do seem to keep their distance.


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