Hawk Training with positive reinforcement techniques and no restraint

Thomas Andersen trains a free-lofted, rehabilitated red-tailed hawk without using many traditional training methods such as Jesses, Hoods, Creances, Leashes, etc. Limiting training methods to positive reinforcement acts.

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[SoLAWildlife]

Thomas did not want me making too many comments making this a forum, but the bird is not always flown to a glove, & rewards very to keep the bird sharp. This was the initial training process, but f/ here, chain behaviors can be (& were) introduced. Lure flying is also done, as well as setting up targets for birds like Harris' Hawks to fly to & pull food f/ holes. Many other elements of falconry can still come into play, this video only showed how training can be done w/out adversive equipment.

[SoLAWildlife]

Sorry for late response on some. I appreciate the nice comments. Thomas made the lures from a modified design he had out of leather. There was no lure flying in this video though, this was just to show an innitial training process without all the traditional adversive equipment (like jesses).

[SoLAWildlife]

The anklets are to attach a radio trasmitter. Since this video, they were actually removed and the bird flew for programs using a backpack transmitter. This was very cool because once they are preened into the feathers, it looks like a completely wild hawk, and photographers particularly liked this.

[SoLAWildlife]

Thomas asked me not to respond here & to asnwer questions in private in order to not make this video clip into a forum. If you want to contact Thomas or me, I can be reached by e-mail at SoLA.wildlife@gmail.com. In case you missed it, this video is the training process from rehab, no flight, & living in a mew for years...to being able to fly free outside for raptor demonstrations, hawk walks, or hunting. As for the difference, you could start by noting there is nothing to hold onto the bird. : )

[SoLAWildlife]

Since I ran out of space above, I would also like to thank everyone for their comments. TheFalconfun, your video of the prey capture was very impressive!

[VVFMETALJACK]

Really, this is a beautiful video, with a beautiful animal. These are may favourite hawks, I love the "Buteo"s, like Parabuteo Unicinctus, Buteo Jamaicensis, Buteo Regalis, Buteo Buteo...

Nice work ;)

[MeapyMeaps]

Does he (the austringer) hunt with that hawk?

[BADMOHFOH420]

good video some good traing methods, but i dont see how this training could be used for hunting as the bird is only happy to go to the fist as it knows that theres alway food in the palm... unless you only want to fly and demonstrate them in which case this is perfect :-) very well done

[MrFuckyoumannn]

@PandyPandy Why are you telling him to shut up? He is being honest because falconers will NEVER allow hawks to be pets because they simply are not. People should never get the impression that they are pets. Falconers get state and federal licences to train the hawk so that the hawk tolerates them so they can be part of the hunt which the hawk would do even without the falconer. If anyone needs to shut up is is you because you are an ignorant asshole.

[joeballone]

@RedtailRedemption285 This isn't falconry

[looks911]

Congrats for your new bird lovley hawk you got there mate treat it well :)

[Molhedim]

@SoLAWildlife hi , nice hawk you got there . Is your hawk still well? can you make a new clip of him? this video was really helping . In the future i wana teach myself how to train a hawk and all that .Cheers and thanks for the vid.

[PandyPandy]

@tcline614

Shut up.



[RedtailRedemption285]

Wonderful video on falconry and the process of training. Do you have any other video's on how to make some of the equipment?