ID and Potentially lost Captive BIP (1 Viewer)

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AdamSi

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• Apr 6, 2017

• #1

Is this a Harris Hawk ? we are staying in the highlands on holiday and when we arrived this flew into the tree and at first we thought it was a buzzard, I took a quick record shot and only just downloaded it and noticed it has tethers and very large talons. There was no one near by so thinking it could be a lost captive bird ?

Lost Captive Bird of Prey ? by Adam Sibbald, on Flickr

 

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Kathi Hutton

Active member

• Apr 7, 2017

• #2

With those jesses, this is definitely someone's lost hawk. Are you anywhere near Dunrobin Castle? The falconer there keeps a number of raptors. If he hasn't lost one of his own birds, he made be able to capture this guy and help him get home.

 

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AdamSi

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• Apr 7, 2017

• #3

Thanks Kathi, we are around 100miles from there (1hr west of fort william), the owners were we are staying have a copy of my pic and are going to ask around locally too

 

birdboybowley

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• Apr 7, 2017

• #4

Defo a Harris Hawk