NorthWestHawking
@pnwestie.bsky.social
Buteos, brews, and backyard barbecues! Falconer living in the🌲Pacific Northwest🌧USAF veteran, fish and wildlife biologist, aspiring high school biology teacher 👨🏫🧫🧪🔬DnD🎲, Star Trek🖖🏻, lover of beagles 🐾🐕🐾 Avian aficionado 🐦🐦⬛🦉🦅🦆, and a Bacchus buddy! 🍷
I haven't posted for a while, so here's a video of my new bird for this season. Her name is Kira. Training is coming along nicely!
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November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I haven't posted for a while, so here's a video of my new bird for this season. Her name is Kira. Training is coming along nicely!
#birds
#falconry
#redtailedhawk
#PNW
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Some of my friends may not know that I officially started my birder life list this year. Before today, I recorded 22 different bird species. Today at work, I saw #23 - the orange crowned warbler! I even got a good video.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Some of my friends may not know that I officially started my birder life list this year. Before today, I recorded 22 different bird species. Today at work, I saw #23 - the orange crowned warbler! I even got a good video.
#birds
#birding
#PNW
#PacificNorthwest
#BirdCalls
#birds
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#PNW
#PacificNorthwest
#BirdCalls
This wind is absolutely bonkers!
February 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This wind is absolutely bonkers!
Moose just makes his bed anywhere he wants.
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Moose just makes his bed anywhere he wants.
Helped my wife say "goodbye" to her 20's today by throwing a 1920's themed party at a local speakeasy pub. Happy 30th Birthday, honey!
February 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Helped my wife say "goodbye" to her 20's today by throwing a 1920's themed party at a local speakeasy pub. Happy 30th Birthday, honey!
Dixie and Moose are taking it easy this Friday...
January 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dixie and Moose are taking it easy this Friday...
January 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I have settled on a name. Considering I trapped him near a coal mine, his breath was disgusting, one of his legs is currently a little lame and swollen from the trapping process (it happens sometimes), and I love Star Trek, I went with the Romans. Say hello to "Vulcan."
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January 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I have settled on a name. Considering I trapped him near a coal mine, his breath was disgusting, one of his legs is currently a little lame and swollen from the trapping process (it happens sometimes), and I love Star Trek, I went with the Romans. Say hello to "Vulcan."
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Day 2 of manning. Things are going well so far. Tonight he's more relaxed and we spent some time walking around on the glove and being put down and picked up from the scales.
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January 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Day 2 of manning. Things are going well so far. Tonight he's more relaxed and we spent some time walking around on the glove and being put down and picked up from the scales.
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#Falconry
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Success! Dad was with us today so he got to see how the trapping process worked firsthand. He's a healthy, scrappy male with a capture weight of 750g. Unlike my first bird Freya, he's very timid and scared. Haven't figured out a name for him yet...
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December 30, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Success! Dad was with us today so he got to see how the trapping process worked firsthand. He's a healthy, scrappy male with a capture weight of 750g. Unlike my first bird Freya, he's very timid and scared. Haven't figured out a name for him yet...
#Falconry #NorthWestHawking
#Hawk #Birds #Redtail
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December 11, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Happy Sunday friends!
December 8, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Happy Sunday friends!
No luck for me today, but we did trap a small male for my sponsor. I'm holding out for a larger female. It was interesting seeing actual red on the train of a juvenile. It likely was born early and went through a partial moult. #Falconry #Redtail #NorthwestHawking #birds #PNW
November 30, 2024 at 10:36 PM
No luck for me today, but we did trap a small male for my sponsor. I'm holding out for a larger female. It was interesting seeing actual red on the train of a juvenile. It likely was born early and went through a partial moult. #Falconry #Redtail #NorthwestHawking #birds #PNW
November 29, 2024 at 10:50 PM
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Not my proudest photo since I took it quickly through a window, but it's my contribution for #WoodpeckerWednesday! #birds
November 20, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Not my proudest photo since I took it quickly through a window, but it's my contribution for #WoodpeckerWednesday! #birds
Nobody here is putting you down. Sometimes, nature can be brutal and unforgiving, but we birders know that comes with the territory of loving wildlife! 😀 trust me, I get up close and personal with Redtails when they hunt.
November 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Nobody here is putting you down. Sometimes, nature can be brutal and unforgiving, but we birders know that comes with the territory of loving wildlife! 😀 trust me, I get up close and personal with Redtails when they hunt.
November 19, 2024 at 3:51 PM
When it comes to hunting rabbits in falconry, dogs can certainly help in flushing them out of brush! This is my beagle, Moose. He is the perfect combination of working dog and family companion. He is all that is gooby. 😊🐾🐾🐾
November 18, 2024 at 8:03 PM
When it comes to hunting rabbits in falconry, dogs can certainly help in flushing them out of brush! This is my beagle, Moose. He is the perfect combination of working dog and family companion. He is all that is gooby. 😊🐾🐾🐾
Falconry season is upon us again! I'll be trapping again here soon - stay tuned if you're interested in seeing the process. This Was Freya. You can see her work last year on my Instagram @northwesthawking.
November 18, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Falconry season is upon us again! I'll be trapping again here soon - stay tuned if you're interested in seeing the process. This Was Freya. You can see her work last year on my Instagram @northwesthawking.