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  2. Falconry - Wikipedia

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    Harris hawks were known to falconers but unusual. For example, the book lists a falconry meet on four days in August 1971 at White Hill and Leafield in Dumfriesshire in Scotland; the hawks flown were 11 goshawks and one Harris hawk. The book felt it necessary to say what a Harris hawk is. The usual species for a beginner was a kestrel.

  3. Harris's hawk - Wikipedia

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    Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Harris's hawks' social nature has been attributed to their intelligence, which makes them easy to train and has made them a popular bird for use in falconry.

  4. If You See a Hawk, Here's the True, Unexpected Significance ...

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    Harris's Hawk Native to the southwest US and Central America, these hawks are unique for hunting in packs. Harris's hawks symbolize teamwork, community and collaboration—sighting one encourages ...

  5. Parabuteo - Wikipedia

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    Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus (Temminck, 1824) Three subspecies. ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; ...

  6. Firefighters rescue Harris hawk from TV aerial - AOL

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    An animal rescue team from Wellingborough fire station, Northamptonshire, was called to help release a trapped Harris hawk after its lead rope became snarled in the rooftop fixture.

  7. Meet Rufus, the hawk who keeps pigeons away from Wimbledon - AOL

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    Every morning, from 5 to 9, before thousands of spectators enter and play gets underway, the beloved Harris' hawk flies over the world’s most manicured tennis courts and keeps the pesky nuisance ...

  8. Falconry training and technique - Wikipedia

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    Various pieces of falconry equipment (Hunt Museum, Ireland) — includes rings, call, bell and hood from the 17th–20th centuriesThe bird wears: A hood, which is used in the manning process (acclimatising to humans and the human world) and to keep the raptor in a calm state, both in the early part of its training and throughout its falconry career.

  9. Buteo - Wikipedia

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    Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in the New World (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard [1]).