this tree is along the pembina river. Peter and I went out Thursday morning. fThere are two hakc boxes there.
And there are lots of cliffs. it was amazing to see them flying and talon touching and ;laying and soaring . we saw two falcons in that tree, and some on the cliff ledges and some flying along the river banks ,
this hack site is in a natural setting. lots of trees, cliffs and open spaces. a falconer monitors this site 24 hours a day.
the young birds are put in these boxes before they can fly. This way they imprint on this site, and hopefully migrate back to this site or a site like it. . They are fed quail and such every day. When they are ready to fly , box is open, and they test their wings.They fly at will, no adults to feed them.
They learn from instinct and do they ever learn. We saw it with our eyes. If one gets into trouble, falconer helps out. he swam the river last year to help on e back to box that he thought was not quite ready.
It is truly amazing. It is not ususual to see them perch in tree after a flight. ( if you watch orange , in Australia, the adults and young perch in trees across from box.)
I will be right back with a few picutres so you can see site. I think I posted it last year but I will post again