driving by and chucking a bird out the window at another bird? this is the closest thing to pokemon ive seen in real life

@bloodhound2995

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rocketraccoon9898

2 жыл бұрын

Kestrel! I choose you!

@Sweetersweet2006

Жыл бұрын

Quick attack farfetch doesn’t stand a chance

@programinc7581

11 ай бұрын

Yes

@stunseedordeesnuts

11 ай бұрын

Detroit Pokemon

We've come a long way. Falcons used to be thrown whilst on horseback. Horses helped close the distance and now it's nice to see cars being used in the modern era.

Awesome man. Take my falconry permit test next spring plan to start with a red tailed hawk for squirrels but cant wait to get an AK. Small bird with the heart of a lion!

@uwuowo4856

3 жыл бұрын

O_O

@robertmillen2967

2 жыл бұрын

This AK got 300 or 400 Starlings in one seasons (season being base on temperatures not hunting season)

this is like some sort of gang initiation or something? drive by falconry?

@SlaveofTheMostGracious

2 жыл бұрын

Brrrr brrrr 🦅🦅🦅

That's a classy little Falcon, I like the fact that you trade and release the non target birds.

Looks like a ton of fun! Also stressful, I have to imagine a starling could hurt the kestrel if you didn’t get to the kill quick. They have pretty sharp beaks. This to me would be a lot more fun than hunting rabbits and squirrels with a red tailed

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

She killed just over 1000 starlings, and was never injured by one. Squirrels with a red tail is definitely more risky, but still plenty safe.

@Aflay1

10 ай бұрын

​​@@smithfalconry8050 Outstanding. What do you do with all those starlings?

@smithfalconry8050

10 ай бұрын

@@Aflay1 used them to feed her and my goshawks during the summer.

Can't believe there are not many views .this is awesome .once utube decides to post it more I'm sure the views will soar to millions ...

Such a dope modern falconry I've never seen before. Just wow :o

This is the coolest thing. That bird is amazing.

It's really something special to watch you do such a skill.

Commenting to influence the algorithm. Awesome video!

Awesome video and a really new inspiration for me about Kestrels. But I have to ask, isn't it illegal to hunt from a moving vehicle? At least that's what I was taught. Although I live in California, maybe the laws are different where you are. Please understand I am not trying to be negative here, just looking for clarification. Thanks for sharing this awe inspiring video of a Kestrel in action.. would have never expected!!!

@smithfalconry8050

4 жыл бұрын

It's a grey area here with my local fish and game. Hunting from a car is illegal, but hunting is defined as taking game. Starlings are listed as non-game pests. So as long as I'm safe I'm ok.

@843andyville.5

2 жыл бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 I have a quail Farm in Minnesota and can do any size order that you need if you're interested in live quail for your falconry. Just let me know!

@mickwalsh8136

18 күн бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 so driving one handed is safe then

@smithfalconry8050

18 күн бұрын

@mickwalsh8136 can folks with one arm not drive? Also, I only get her off the perch in areas with no traffic I can hunt.

What do you do with the birds after you catch em

Incredible video! Amazing how you trained your AK.

@easily12

3 жыл бұрын

Nice flying!👍 What is Arya's hunting weight and what is her initial response weight. Is she an imprint, eyass or a wild trapped bird. Also did you train her on a lure and baggies. Any good information for a fellow Falconer, I very much appreciate. Thanks for posting!👍🦅🦉

How do you ensure your bird doesn't poop in the car? Very cool, I'm thinking of getting into falconry this summer Love from Canada

What do you do with the bird the falcon catches?

Is this also incluided in a driving test? Nice, the falcon returns to the driver/ falconer most of the time!

Next year I'm taking my falconry test and getting a kestrel

@Farhan_in_Delhi

3 жыл бұрын

Omg.. y'all have a test for falconry in the states??

@celenaballou5470

2 ай бұрын

How do you do that ? I want one 😊

@ohsusannah9051

Ай бұрын

You have to contact your state conservation department, and if and out what is required in your state. You Will need to take a state licensing exam, and find a sponsor/mentor who will work with you while you are an apprentice for 2 years. My daughter (who actuallly made that comment) was 12 years old when she passed her exam, so she has to be an apprentice for 4 years (bc you have to be 16 to become a general falconer).

I was wondering how you manage weight control, when you need to trade off, and reward her return to the fist?? Also, does she spot the prey, herself, or does she know to look for prey when you 'launch' her?

@PatriotPlus179

9 ай бұрын

Watch the bird seconds before he deploys her. She sees the pray way before he does.

I really like this type of hunting. I can only imagine the amount of training. Well done👍

What do you do with the birds after the Kestral catches one? I head someone say that you keep is for food you can later feed it, but I'm not sure

@smithfalconry8050

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, I freeze them to feed her later.

@Kaadilac

4 жыл бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 Alright, thanks!

@smithfalconry8050

3 жыл бұрын

@Vladimir Putindead. I dispatch them and gut them before freezing.

@lilsyrupshawty

2 жыл бұрын

@Vladimir Putin I can't believe you asked if he froze them alive LMAO

2:29 were you letting her finish the kill?

I'm impressed how well it works😍

Was thinking about trading the RT in this fall for a kestrel as hunting for rabbits is so damn far. I noticed she gets some bigger birds, have you ever had a problem with her getting injured if you don't get on it fast enough? Also, how do you dispatch her catch, I keep looking to see lol. Just curious not being a "real" hunter myself.

@smithfalconry8050

5 жыл бұрын

Lol I assume the "real" hunter thing is from the Rated Red guy? And I just break the necks. And only injuries she has had are scratches on her cere. All them from starlings.

Have thought about a young kestrel for summer hawking. Seems nice being able to keep hunting but with taking a break from the big fields. Is she a passage?

@smithfalconry8050

5 жыл бұрын

No, she was taken as a brancher. I got her from a rehabber after a cat caught her. I trained her and flew her for a month before regular season, then put her up till spring.

@troymoody1179

5 жыл бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 rescued a fledgling being attacked from a pair of grackles until he was plucked bald last spring. I work with a falconry ran rehab center. Allowed me to raise him until he was fully flighted and then I put him back with the family group. They raised him from there. Extremely tame and playful bird for being that age. Regret trying not to ask to keep him haha

which part of the bird do you give him when you call him back?

@smithfalconry8050

2 жыл бұрын

She gets a few bites of a leg. They're easy to hang on to, and not overly messy like a brest.

Please give me tips for kestrel training

I’m curious: what do people in falconry usually do with the kills afterwards?

@trusivraj6173

2 жыл бұрын

He guts and freezes them

What do you do with the birds that you do catch?

@smithfalconry8050

3 ай бұрын

They were fed to her and my other birds.

love it mate, fast lil birds

Man you are great please upload more videos i have a baby kestrel falcon i want to train it just like u

I started being sponsored in 2010, but my sponsor got deployed luckily I met another falconer over a craigslist ad selling a dji phantom. The weird part was I had no idea he was until I saw the mew and heard the screech of a peregrine, so my interest has been re-ignited and here we go! I didn't think Kestrel's were that small, whats he/she weigh in at?

How did you train it to actually hit the sparrows?

@smithfalconry8050

4 жыл бұрын

She just went for them. Most kestrels will take sparrows and starlings. Once she was confident she would hit anything.

@Avestruzjr

4 жыл бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 looks like she's taking boat tails grackles, amazing!

God job . Like from morocco.

So how do you trade off your kestrel from the starling?

@smithfalconry8050

5 жыл бұрын

I just cover up her kill and hold a starling leg where she can see it. She'll sit for a second and jump to the fist. Last clip in this post shows it. instagram.com/p/Bi2-dpTj0rc/?igshid=1lyhco02kmoy5

@robertocastillo6350

5 жыл бұрын

Smithfalconry Hello I live in Florida.Where can I buy an American Kestrel??

@smithfalconry8050

5 жыл бұрын

@@robertocastillo6350 you have to be a licensed falconer to possess a kestrel.

bro how will kestrel get ready tell me please

Great video! Drive-by falconry!

I'm curious: How badly can your kestrel hurt a non-target bird before you reach her? I see you don't need a glove with this tiny falcon, but its feet are still weapons. I'm curious how much pressure they can exert with their talons.

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

It's a surprising amount, but I've held onto a good number of live starlings she's cought for baiting traps. They've always been fine.

@thespectre8765

Жыл бұрын

you don't need a glove for a bird this small, but it's still recommended as Bird's feet don't grip very well on human skin or normal clothing

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

@The Spectre it's different for every bird. This one hated gloves.

Great video !!! I just filled Application for TX falconry permit, n will mail to my sponsor :) I wish I could car hawking my America kestrel like what u did next year . I had a female Eurasian kestrel 6yrs ago in China. But she flies slow couldn’t reaching sparrows ( I trained her, she knows sparrow is yummy food)

That looks so fun!

My dad used to say you can't mess with US by that he meant united smith! Cool vids

Hey I’m the uk what can I legally kill,hunt with a kestrel and where do you have to be,can you go to a public place and falcon

What can you legally hunt in the uk and where does it have to be Does it have to be private land

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

I have no clue about the laws in the UK. I'm in the US.

@hikaru9624

8 ай бұрын

If you want to know what you can hunt and what methods you can use legally you'll have to speak to the police about it in the UK or search it on Google.

hello i am a hunting bird fan from Cambodia boss💓💁💓

Wow,so beautiful 😄👍👍😄

WOW what a team!!!!

Looks cool having a falcon pet i wish i have onr

Great video. OSH :-)

Kestrel! I choose You!!

What’s the purpose of it ? Is it sport or profitable ? I don’t understand

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

Just for fun. She also collected food for my other raptors.

What do you do with the birds she kills dose she kill them all the way?

@smithfalconry8050

8 ай бұрын

I fed them to my larger birds, and her.

@sunny-outdoors

8 ай бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 thank you so much for responding so quickly what’s her name?

@smithfalconry8050

8 ай бұрын

@@sunny-outdoors Arya

@sunny-outdoors

8 ай бұрын

@@smithfalconry8050 that’s a really cute name!!!

Brilliant specie hunting birds of almost half its size quickly..

I was supposed to take my falconry exam here in august. cancelled due to covid. bummer

This is so cool...coolest stuff ever

I Love american Kestrels. My first Bird of Prey I got

Great Vid!

Wow!!! I would love to know your 'success rate?' Grrrreat video...and driving!!

@smithfalconry8050

4 жыл бұрын

I'd say it was about 50%. If I was picky on slips 70%.

Please make a video how to train it

amazing wao i love falcones

Soooooo epic!!!

That's awesome.

That’s weird from my experience, my kestrel catches them but doesn’t kill it for some reason

Que tipo de pájaro es

@angelleonel9553

3 жыл бұрын

Cernícalo americano

@miguelangelvicenteperalta6636

3 жыл бұрын

Ok grasias

@angelleonel9553

3 жыл бұрын

@@miguelangelvicenteperalta6636 de nada

Awesome...

That's a big risk you're doing right there. Did you get a good look at how sharp its talons are? Without a thick glove, they would've dug into the skin.

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

Lol, she's the size of a dove. Did it for 4 years without any blood loss.

Cool

Bro,Can I try with a wild kestrel?

@smithfalconry8050

2 жыл бұрын

You can with the proper permits. But it's a felony without them. Just Google your states falconry laws.

some guy for one guy class

"That guy" was awesome back in the day

@smithfalconry8050

2 жыл бұрын

Who's "that guy"?

🤘

Wawww am3zing

A little flying killing machine at the ready has to feel good

awesome

best drive by ever

I WANT ONE SO BAD!

Kestrel are smaller cousin of Peregrine falcon. Very fast

Do you want another part

Most non environmentally friendly way to help tye local predator/prey ecosystem i can think of

He throwing that thing around and catching birds like it’s a pokeball

2:30 I'm surprised she caught a jackdaw!

@si4632

3 жыл бұрын

be a hell of a fight hence why he ran out to stop his kestrel being damaged

@si4632

3 жыл бұрын

looks like an american kestrel as well not as strong as a european

@brandonclark7800

3 жыл бұрын

Not a Jackdaw, but a blackbird species called a Common Grackle I believe.

Woow

I remember the days I did this back in 78

This man would love life in Arabia. This is what we do in our spare time, falconry 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@smithfalconry8050

11 ай бұрын

I really would. A passage saker over Salukis would be a dream come true.

Courageous bird th@ falcon, though I find it really interesting how it is snatching only the blackbirds, knowledge is understanding (smh)

Look at the flick of the wrist

bro did a falcon-by

@leftifornian2066

Жыл бұрын

chicago style

Super hunting

A little death, dart

I Love to be with a Falcon my best soul pal pet🌍👽🇬🇭🖐👤💜

I want a hawk so baad

Bizarre

where do i get a squadron of these? all starlings MUST DIE!

One day it won't come back. Sad

@smithfalconry8050

Жыл бұрын

She never failed me. Knock on wood, but I haven't had one fly away yet.

Car hawking is such a terrible way to do it…

@smithfalconry8050

2 жыл бұрын

It fun, and my kestrel doesn't get eaten in 3 days. Also fed my 2 goshawks for several seasons. Also it plays to a kestrels strengths. They're ambush hunters, it's not a merlin.

Drive by shooting but with a bird

This dudes bad! Sending air strikes from his car

people in Costa Rica never one before they have idea what it is same the boligist there same Mexico Columbia never seen one before idenyty jlo Selena I wouldn't want to be you.

do you think a kestel and a prarie falcon hybrid would be to bitchy out people said a Harris golden eagje would be to agressive it's Harris hawk alout people said I'd never get a kestel and gyr falcon wouldnt hatch then they said when did hatch it wouldn't grow feathers and I was right it's still a kesrel a merlin kestrel would be poitless but would be a kestrel on steroids and I gerentee it still a kestel of a prarie falcon and a kestrel make a hybrid what would it still be it don't matter there a team both kestels ok I won.

This is what drive by shootings in the bird world is

Wtf