winter in tucson, az freezes water in mud puddles. it's hot in the summer of course, but the main thing is finding shade. no big trees for shade. another thing no source of water.
I know you mentioned 2 videos a week in the last video, and I guess I didn't realize what day it is anymore! I love seeing the hawks flying around my neighborhood and I'm lucky to live in a place where I can see them and how they act.
My heart warms every time she purrs - what an amazing feeling it must be to be a part of her pack, to have gained her trust! Thank you for showing us Hara ❤️
Vertical railings are traditional in mews. It’s for the reasons Jessi mentioned plus a hawk or falcon in a mews is usually being used for falconry, so the condition of their feathers is paramount. If there are horizontal bars or wire, a bird will be tempted to climb on the barrier. This will naturally press their tail feathers against the vertical surface which can break and damage them. To prevent this, mews use vertical bars so the bird won’t be tempted to climb them.(just fyi, mews=housing for a falconry bird)
I didn't notice a huge difference in video quality so congratulations Agusto on the filming. Thank you for making the video. I am happy that you are alive.
It touches my heart so deeply, the way your service is so thoughtful and flexible to meet the needs of these excellent animals! The design of Hara's home is so well-thought-out!
Enjoyed the video. Even more so when I realized that I was one of the breeders that tried to use Hara in a breeding program, and I had sent her to Moorpark before we found she had the infection. Last I was in touch with the zoo I thought they were going to try to find some way to keep her. Nice to know where she landed. One of my good friends was the falconer who was hunting her before she had frostbite injury.
What, really?!! I didn't get the names of Hara's previous owners before the zoo got her and we never got a full background history on her. It was presumed frostbite damage but not confirmed, and I didn't know she was ever fully flown. We rarely get to talk to original owners/caretakers so this is exciting! Do you have any insight on to why she rejected her male suitors and never bred?
@@animalwondersmontana I do not recall the dates of the transitions involved, but I do know her full history. I do not see how to send a private message through RUclips, but got an email address of your website. I will send you more info there. I have had friends get harassed by Animal Rights zealots, and do not want to give any who would be so inclined a trail to follow.
God she’s gorgeous, I’ve always loved birds of prey especially hawks. I was very excited to see Hara featured on this hang out :). Also the video looks wonderful, you guys did an incredible job!
I don't know if she can read the whole newspaper from three football fields away, but I don't doubt that she could at least read the headline! That's amazing. But not as amazing as the bond you and Hera have. That was a pleasure to watch 💛
Hara has done this behavior since she came to us and its not something that I've seen in other Harris Harris I've worked with. I'm pretty sure she does it when she's looking for a new place to perch, bu she only does it when she has a roof over her head. So, maybe it's her way if assessing if she can jump and perch up high?
@@animalwondersmontana Could this behavior be similar to that of a cat preparing to make a jump? A cat will often move its head from side to side and appears to be doing some trigonometry in its head to calculate the exact distance and the amount of power to put in its legs for the leap in question. I'm sure you've noticed how cats always seem to "just make it" to the landing sight. And, according to The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds (J. K. Terres, Alfred A. Knopf, 1987), hawks and eagles have two fovea in each eye. The central fovea provides sharpened lateral, monocular, vision while the temporal fovea is used when looking forward with binocular vision. The central fovea is sometimes called the "search fovea" and is used to identify object while the temporal fovea is called the "pursuit fovea" for, as the name suggests, pursuing prey. That, in turn, suggests that a hawk reading a newspaper at 300 meters would have to turn its head to one side so as to view the newspaper monocularly. The same source also says humans have about 200,000 visual cells per square millimeter; hawks have about 1,000,000 per square millimeter.
We have had an amazing experience, the nesting and birth of two Harris hawks in a nest in a Sahuaro cactus that is on our ranch. We have watched from nest building to birth and now hunting for food. God has blessed us with these birds for at least 20 yrs. they seem to like our horses and seeing us feed, clean and water horses. The best neighbors. Hara is beautiful. Thank you for posting her life with you. Please post more videos.
I didn't know they purred! That's adorable! I'm surprised you didn't mention the stacking! That's the most fascinating thing (to me) about these birds!
Thank you for all of the wonderful information you always give us about the animals in your care. You seem so interested in every animal! I have no idea how you get everything done even with the help you get from your staff and volunteers. You and your family Are amazing!
Her brow ridges *also* make her look adorably worried, of course. And I'm watching this waaaay late to the party, but I think you guys did a great job with the camera work.
Thank you so much for a lovely walk with such a lovely animal! I've always loved raptors (I got to 'adopt' one as a birthday gift through a rescue center as a kid) so they're animals I really love. Hara is a beautiful bird!
Great video! I share a name with the Harris Hawk and turned it into my business logo. It fits perfectly, and I love the bird! Great video, never noticed the eyebrow ridges before. Love the energy you bring to the education!
Yay! Great first Tuesday video!! You are beautiful souls caring and loving the animals so much. Thank you for sharing that love as well as knowledge with us.
Hawks and other raptors seem like such regal creatures. And I think it's really cool that they're pack hunters, as is thought for some of their ancient ancestors.
I would seriously love a video about "zoo school". What kinds of classes did you have to take? Did you do any internships or field experiences? How long was the process? How many people were in your cohort?
I love Hara so much! certainly a regal looking bird. The talk about her parasite and contagion reminded me though- I was wondering if there's any risk of covid being transmissible to any of your animals from humans, especially mimi, and if so, what have you been doing to manage that risk?
I would suggest putting window screening over the windows in the mews. The screening protects the bird from mosquitos that could potentially carry the West Nile Virus.
I'm so glad she sees you as a packmate, but man! It's kinda sad that such a social bird can't be housed with other raptors. My understanding is that one generally has a number of birds in the mews at once, although I haven't spent too-too much time around people putting on displays with their birds. (Aside from elementary school visits, there were birds of prey at the Renaissance fair I worked at! They frequently cycled through which birds were out on display, so that nobirdie would be too overwhelmed.)
AnimalsWonders i reallyneed your help. So um, im planning to get a Cockatiel as my first parrot to start my hobby, and i got lots of questions about care and stuff. Im just gonna ask the questions, i really hope you can reply to my comment, k here it goes. First Question, what r the things in your home that can be really harmful to your cockatiel? Second Question, Are Cockatiels as clingy as Cockatoos, do they need lots of attention 24/7? Third Question, What age can you stop your cockatiel from eating handfeed formula? Fourth and Last Question (out of curiosity), what is the wingspan of a Cockatiel? Really hope you can answer my questions AnimalWonders, Love your channel so much! Long Live Animals!
Great video! I love Hara (and all raptors). Since Hara has a potentially transmissible parasite, does that mean you'll have to turn away any other raptors for the rest of Hara's life?
We've taken that stance since we made the decision to take her in. There are precautions we could put in place if another raptor need to placed with us, though.
I haven't seen quite a few videos of yours and was concerned that maybe something happened between you and your husband because of which he isn't in the intro any more. Glad to see that's not the case.
Hey Jessi, I noticed that your logo is the exact same as a primate preservation foundation /zoo in the Netherlands: Apenheul. It's been around since the 70s so I'm not sure if you could be in legal trouble. Probably not, but I'd hate to see you guys get in trouble and hinder the awesome work you and everyone at Animal Wonders are doing. Just thought I'd inform you. Love the vids! Say hi to Kemosabe from me!
You said that the parasite she has can be spread to other birds of prey. Does that include ravens? I know they aren't housed together, but are there any other precautions you take?
Ravens are not birds of prey, they are actually very big songbirds. Maybe Hara has this one: Coccidiosis is a disease of the digestive system caused by a parasitic protozoan. This protozoan appears in two forms, Isospora and Eimeria. Isospora is the form found in Falconiformes [hawks, falcons, eagles, etc.] and Strigiformes [owls].
It looks like Hara's mew might be right next to the Ravens. Do they even interact with each other? Of course, I have no idea whether that would be safe or not, but Hara being a solo social bird makes me wonder if that could be an extra source of socialization for her.
Eyes on the front - ready to hunt; eyes on the side - run and hide
Lanfear it was supposed to be eyes in the side meant to hide, but I like ur version better
Who knew birds of prey could be so darn cute! She purrs gaaaah!!
It can get pretty cold in the desert at night, so I guess it makes sense she'd have some tolerance for it.
winter in tucson, az freezes water in mud puddles. it's hot in the summer of course, but the main thing is finding shade. no big trees for shade. another thing no source of water.
You and Augusto did great, Jess! Birds of prey are so majestic!
Loved this video!!
PS videography looked professional to me!
😁
I agree! Great job J. And A. 🙂
Thanks for sharing Hara with us! A beautiful bird with a happy home!
What a beautiful dinosaur
'A walk with a hawk' sounds like a childrens book! ❤️
I know you mentioned 2 videos a week in the last video, and I guess I didn't realize what day it is anymore! I love seeing the hawks flying around my neighborhood and I'm lucky to live in a place where I can see them and how they act.
Ohh she is so beautiful! And man, having a hawk literally calling you a friend must be so special! Good on you both :)
My heart warms every time she purrs - what an amazing feeling it must be to be a part of her pack, to have gained her trust! Thank you for showing us Hara ❤️
I actually really liked this format of video! It felt so personal like we were actually just taking a walk with you and Hara!
Didn't realize it was Tuesday until you reminded us in the beginning haha. I saw the video and thought "Oh that's right, its Thurs"
Oh my goodness she is lovely! I also love the description of the slatted walls, alot of smart design went into her home.
Vertical railings are traditional in mews. It’s for the reasons Jessi mentioned plus a hawk or falcon in a mews is usually being used for falconry, so the condition of their feathers is paramount. If there are horizontal bars or wire, a bird will be tempted to climb on the barrier. This will naturally press their tail feathers against the vertical surface which can break and damage them. To prevent this, mews use vertical bars so the bird won’t be tempted to climb them.(just fyi, mews=housing for a falconry bird)
@@catzkeet4860 Thank you for explaining why the bars are vertical. I wondered why. 🙂🖖
I loved Hara's purring.
Awesome video! You guys did really well with the videography.
Thank you! We were trying real hard 😄
I didn't notice a huge difference in video quality so congratulations Agusto on the filming. Thank you for making the video. I am happy that you are alive.
I always love spotting hawks when driving or walking, glad Hara has a safe home with you.
HER PURRS OMG MY HEART MELTED
💯👍🏻❤️🙏 Y’all did a really good job with that. Proud of y’all. What a cool hawk! I’ll have to look up more about her species. Best. Stay safe.
It touches my heart so deeply, the way your service is so thoughtful and flexible to meet the needs of these excellent animals! The design of Hara's home is so well-thought-out!
These vlog-style videos would be really cool in general (when you're talking to the camera before and after Hara)!
What a beautiful bird!
Thx a lot Augusto for helping Jessi filming Hara!
And thx both for keeping the videos going on!
Enjoyed the video. Even more so when I realized that I was one of the breeders that tried to use Hara in a breeding program, and I had sent her to Moorpark before we found she had the infection. Last I was in touch with the zoo I thought they were going to try to find some way to keep her. Nice to know where she landed. One of my good friends was the falconer who was hunting her before she had frostbite injury.
What, really?!! I didn't get the names of Hara's previous owners before the zoo got her and we never got a full background history on her. It was presumed frostbite damage but not confirmed, and I didn't know she was ever fully flown. We rarely get to talk to original owners/caretakers so this is exciting! Do you have any insight on to why she rejected her male suitors and never bred?
@@animalwondersmontana I do not recall the dates of the transitions involved, but I do know her full history. I do not see how to send a private message through RUclips, but got an email address of your website. I will send you more info there. I have had friends get harassed by Animal Rights zealots, and do not want to give any who would be so inclined a trail to follow.
Such a beautiful girl! Thank you for sharing her and teaching us new things about these important creatures!
God she’s gorgeous, I’ve always loved birds of prey especially hawks. I was very excited to see Hara featured on this hang out :). Also the video looks wonderful, you guys did an incredible job!
I don't know if she can read the whole newspaper from three football fields away, but I don't doubt that she could at least read the headline! That's amazing. But not as amazing as the bond you and Hera have. That was a pleasure to watch 💛
Hi, I was wondering what the reason for her "squatting" at around 6:04 is?
Hara has done this behavior since she came to us and its not something that I've seen in other Harris Harris I've worked with. I'm pretty sure she does it when she's looking for a new place to perch, bu she only does it when she has a roof over her head. So, maybe it's her way if assessing if she can jump and perch up high?
Yeah she did that on Scishow too. Like she can't quite put her feather on why the ceiling is a thing or if it's really an impediment to her or not.
@@animalwondersmontana Could this behavior be similar to that of a cat preparing to make a jump? A cat will often move its head from side to side and appears to be doing some trigonometry in its head to calculate the exact distance and the amount of power to put in its legs for the leap in question. I'm sure you've noticed how cats always seem to "just make it" to the landing sight.
And, according to The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds (J. K. Terres, Alfred A. Knopf, 1987), hawks and eagles have two fovea in each eye. The central fovea provides sharpened lateral, monocular, vision while the temporal fovea is used when looking forward with binocular vision. The central fovea is sometimes called the "search fovea" and is used to identify object while the temporal fovea is called the "pursuit fovea" for, as the name suggests, pursuing prey. That, in turn, suggests that a hawk reading a newspaper at 300 meters would have to turn its head to one side so as to view the newspaper monocularly. The same source also says humans have about 200,000 visual cells per square millimeter; hawks have about 1,000,000 per square millimeter.
I was wondering the same thing. I’m glad you asked and I’m glad Jessi responded, very interesting.
Shes trying to bait away cause shes uncomfortable. Meaning shes wanting to fly away from probably you or the camera man
She's so cute!! That purr really did sound like a cat!
We have had an amazing experience, the nesting and birth of two Harris hawks in a nest in a Sahuaro cactus that is on our ranch. We have watched from nest building to birth and now hunting for food.
God has blessed us with these birds for at least 20 yrs. they seem to like our horses and seeing us feed, clean and water horses. The best neighbors. Hara is beautiful. Thank you for posting her life with you.
Please post more videos.
What an amazingly intelligent and beautiful bird! You can tell how inquisitive and observant she is.
I adore birds of all types.
What a magnificent creature. 😍
Hara is a beautiful hawk and I am so glad she has a wonderful home where she is loved and taken care of. Thanks so much for the video Jessi.
Video quality is on par with the rest of your videos. So fantastic as usual
Verry interesting! Always been a fan of those facinating birds! Thanks for caring for the unwanted ones!
I didn't know they purred! That's adorable!
I'm surprised you didn't mention the stacking! That's the most fascinating thing (to me) about these birds!
Thank you for all of the wonderful information you always give us about the animals in your care.
You seem so interested in every animal!
I have no idea how you get everything done even with the help you get from your staff and volunteers.
You and your family Are amazing!
Her brow ridges *also* make her look adorably worried, of course.
And I'm watching this waaaay late to the party, but I think you guys did a great job with the camera work.
y’all did a great job filming!! and i love the coloring on her, such a cool looking bird
Hara is my favorite!!
You did great with the filming! Happy to see your lovely face and hang out with Hara. :)
Thank you so much for a lovely walk with such a lovely animal! I've always loved raptors (I got to 'adopt' one as a birthday gift through a rescue center as a kid) so they're animals I really love. Hara is a beautiful bird!
Very cool!
Great job on the video guys! I really enjoyed 'going' on your walk with you & learning about such a magnificent bird.
I'm very happy that we get 2 videos a week now 😁
Thank you, it turned out great!
that purr was the cutest thing!!
Fantastic job with your videography skills!
Great video! I share a name with the Harris Hawk and turned it into my business logo. It fits perfectly, and I love the bird! Great video, never noticed the eyebrow ridges before.
Love the energy you bring to the education!
What a great bird! Thanks for sharing g her with us.
Yay! Great first Tuesday video!! You are beautiful souls caring and loving the animals so much. Thank you for sharing that love as well as knowledge with us.
This was great. I love Harris Hawks, they’re my favorite bop!
That's amazing that she lets you touch her tail feathers like that, and that you can be so at easy when removing her leash.
Beautiful bird! Thanks so much for all of these amazing, informative videos. The work you guys do is fantastic.
Hubby did a great job filming!
Loved the video Jess... As always :)
You guys did great with the camera work!
The purring noise is so cute 😭
You did a great job filming!
Waooo all animal are so great I love ur channel you are sharing good content one again apriciated.
Hawks and other raptors seem like such regal creatures. And I think it's really cool that they're pack hunters, as is thought for some of their ancient ancestors.
Excellent video! Thanks!
Something I've always wondered with animal vocalizations, is there any benefit in building a trustbond to try to imitate the same sounds back?
I love that by the time you posted this it’s snowed again
Haha, I know! I filmed another one with the snow though. We'll see if it's sunny again by the time the snowy day is uploaded.
Great video! She's beautiful.
you did great on the filming
What a great video! I'm always fascinated by birds of prey.
I would seriously love a video about "zoo school". What kinds of classes did you have to take? Did you do any internships or field experiences? How long was the process? How many people were in your cohort?
Beautiful bird
Awesome! I've been wondering how Hara was doing!
Very Nice! Thank You!!
I love her.....
She is beautiful!
I had to go look up what you were calling her enclosure, a mews.
A group of hawks is a cast, a flock is a kettle.
Fyi
She's beautiful and intense.
I love Hara so much! certainly a regal looking bird. The talk about her parasite and contagion reminded me though- I was wondering if there's any risk of covid being transmissible to any of your animals from humans, especially mimi, and if so, what have you been doing to manage that risk?
Augusto did wonderfully.
Hera is beautiful✨ and the filming was great I can't wait to see more
Hi Hara! She is so pretty! I think it's really cool that she purrs. Can any other bird species do this?
so they have zoom on their eyes so they can see 1 inch away and 300 yards away. that is Awesome!
well done great video
wow you did great with Agusto
I would suggest putting window screening over the windows in the mews. The screening protects the bird from mosquitos that could potentially carry the West Nile Virus.
I'm so glad she sees you as a packmate, but man! It's kinda sad that such a social bird can't be housed with other raptors. My understanding is that one generally has a number of birds in the mews at once, although I haven't spent too-too much time around people putting on displays with their birds. (Aside from elementary school visits, there were birds of prey at the Renaissance fair I worked at! They frequently cycled through which birds were out on display, so that nobirdie would be too overwhelmed.)
AnimalsWonders i reallyneed your help. So um, im planning to get a Cockatiel as my first parrot to start my hobby, and i got lots of questions about care and stuff. Im just gonna ask the questions, i really hope you can reply to my comment, k here it goes. First Question, what r the things in your home that can be really harmful to your cockatiel? Second Question, Are Cockatiels as clingy as Cockatoos, do they need lots of attention 24/7? Third Question, What age can you stop your cockatiel from eating handfeed formula? Fourth and Last Question (out of curiosity), what is the wingspan of a Cockatiel? Really hope you can answer my questions AnimalWonders, Love your channel so much! Long Live Animals!
Casually walking your bird in the woods
This video does not do justice to just how big birds of prey are in person-like no bird you've ever seen. She is a beautiful hawk.
Well I have a new favorite bird of prey! Anything that lives in packs gets me. ❤️
Cool bird.
Great video! I love Hara (and all raptors). Since Hara has a potentially transmissible parasite, does that mean you'll have to turn away any other raptors for the rest of Hara's life?
We've taken that stance since we made the decision to take her in. There are precautions we could put in place if another raptor need to placed with us, though.
So excited❣💕
Pretty neat.
I haven't seen quite a few videos of yours and was concerned that maybe something happened between you and your husband because of which he isn't in the intro any more. Glad to see that's not the case.
My son, 6, would love to learn more about falcons :) please :)
The Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah has many videos about birds of prey.
Every time "hawk eyesight" was said my brain thought "Hawkeye."
I wish I could give more to help all the birbs.
Hey Jessi, I noticed that your logo is the exact same as a primate preservation foundation /zoo in the Netherlands: Apenheul. It's been around since the 70s so I'm not sure if you could be in legal trouble. Probably not, but I'd hate to see you guys get in trouble and hinder the awesome work you and everyone at Animal Wonders are doing. Just thought I'd inform you.
Love the vids! Say hi to Kemosabe from me!
Check out the Nazca lines! That's what inspired us, they probably inspired Apenheul too.
You said that the parasite she has can be spread to other birds of prey. Does that include ravens? I know they aren't housed together, but are there any other precautions you take?
Ravens are not birds of prey, they are actually very big songbirds. Maybe Hara has this one:
Coccidiosis is a disease of the digestive system caused by a parasitic protozoan. This protozoan appears in two forms, Isospora and Eimeria. Isospora is the form found in Falconiformes [hawks, falcons, eagles, etc.] and Strigiformes [owls].
It looks like Hara's mew might be right next to the Ravens. Do they even interact with each other? Of course, I have no idea whether that would be safe or not, but Hara being a solo social bird makes me wonder if that could be an extra source of socialization for her.
What was she doing after you took the leash off, with the posturing, looking up and flapping?
My parrot purrs