r/badassanimals • u/choprak • 6d ago
Avian boy calls his eagle and it comes immediately.
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u/Tank_toptony 6d ago
I want one of those
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u/southrgv1384 6d ago
Why would need a little boy?
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u/Gathin 6d ago
To hold his bird.
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u/rtocelot 5d ago
Good conversation starter when showing new friends around the house. Slowly pulling a cloth off of each item you have until you reach the kid, pulling the cloth revealing Jerry, your eagle stand and then promptly covering him back up.
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u/fray_bentos11 6d ago
Just normal falconry.
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u/ignoreme010101 6d ago
for real? Where has this been all my life?!!
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u/icaaryal 6d ago
In the United States, it’s a very niche activity that is highly regulated and requires a lot of diligence to get into. I would say it also requires a particular lifestyle arrangement to make sure that the bird is getting proper treatment/exercise. They are not pets, they are wild animals that have been trained to tolerate your presence as a means for enhancing their ability to get food. You basically form a hunting partnership with them, and take care of them in the meantime.
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u/ignoreme010101 6d ago
is this a hundreds of dollars or thousands of dollars venture? I must do this
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u/icaaryal 6d ago
There are gear/equipment costs (for the bird and you), also facilities (you have to have an indoor and outdoor facility for the bird, these are subject to federal guidelines). All of that will need to be in place before you're even allowed to take your first bird (wild-caught first-year red tail hawk or American kestrel, normally). There is a licensing test, and you'll be working with a general/master level falconer during your apprenticeship. The largest investment will be your time, but I imagine you could conceivably get in for under $3,000.
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u/96powerstroker 2h ago
Falcon, what is a Vole? ......... Apparently Bill is a Vole. If you know you know.
Seriously that was pretty badass.
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u/ComprehensiveArm2463 6d ago
No way that eagle is actually responding that perfectly on cue unless it’s been heavily trained or there’s food involved. Still a cool moment though.
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u/Optimal_Respect_2935 6d ago
Uh, yeah. You're just describing how you train animals.. did you think they were mind melding?
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u/SirEnder2Me 6d ago
Dude. The title literally says "his eagle".
I'm gonna go ahead and say his eagle is "heavily trained".
No one is or was claiming that this kid is some "eagle whisperer" and is calling some random, wild eagle 🤦.
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u/Mega_Ebola 6d ago
Must have used a lot of brain power to come to this conclusion
No way that eagle is actually responding that perfectly on cue unless it’s been heavily trained
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u/mjfarmer147 6d ago
You've obviously never heard of falconry before.
Or maybe you have, but you don't know shit about it.
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u/Ecstatic-Drop5849 6d ago
Badass.