MORE ON THE ANCIENT ART OF FALCONRY WITH OUR JEN TOBIAS-STRUSKI AHEAD OF THIS
WEEKEND’S ACTIVITIES.
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>> LAST CHANCE FOREVER HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR DECADES THERE
RESCUING AND REHABILITATING
WILD BIRDS IN THE SAN ANTONIO
AREA THIS WEEKEND. YOU CAN
CATCH THEM AND SOME OF THEIR
BURGERS AT THE RENAISSANCE
FESTIVAL IN KERRVILLE. TODAY WE
GET TO LEARN ALL ABOUT WHAT THE
SOUTH NEAR IS AND HOW THAT GOES
BACK. THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
OK? I’M NOW JOINED BY JOHN, WHO
IS A FALCONER, RIGHT? LET’S
LET’S CORRECT. CAN YOU TELL
OUR VIEWERS WHAT THIS IS ALL
ABOUT? FAULCONER IS A 4,000
YEAR-OLD ART, BUT IT IS THE ART
OF INSERTING YOURSELF IN THE
WILD BIRDS. LIFE SO THAT YOU
BECOME A PARTNER. IT’S NOT
POSSESSING. THE BIRD IS IF
ANYTHING, THE BIRD POSSESSIONS
YOU BECAUSE YOU WORK FOR THE
BIRD IN A WAY THAT YOU BECOME A
PARTNER AND SUBVERT IS MORE
SUCCESSFUL STARTED, YOU KNOW,
JUST OUT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO
SURVIVE AND
>> HAVE TO EAT THE THINGS
THEY’RE EATING BY JUST USING
STONES AND STICKS. WE FIGURED
OUT THAT THEY COULD USE A BIRD
OF PREY HAWKER, A FALCONER,
SOMETHING AND THEY COULD EASILY
GET THAT BIRD TO CAPTURE WHAT
IT NATURALLY CAPTURE, SAY A
RABBIT, BUT LET THEM INSERT
THEMSELVES IN THAT ANIMAL’S
BEHAVIOR.
>> SO THEY COULD SHARE THE RAW.
BUT ALSO, I MEAN, IT’S A
PERFECT SCENARIO OF NATURE AND
HUMANS WORKING TOGETHER THIS
MONTH. YOU CAN MEET JOHN AND
HIS TEAM AT THE KERRVILLE
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL TODAY.
I GOT TO MEET A FEW OF HIS
FEATHERY FRIENDS. WHO DO WE
HAVE? WELL, YOU MENTIONED
BEFALL COME EARLIER AND THIS IS
A FAULT HIM.
>> THE IS ONE OF THE FASTEST
FLYING BIRDS OF PREY IN THE
WORLD THAT CAN DIVE ON THE SKY
OVER 240 MILES AN HOUR.
>> THEY’RE DESIGNED IN NATURE
TO CAPTURE BIRCH. SO WE’VE GOT
A VERY LONG POINTED WINGS.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE. AND
THEY’RE DESIGNED FOR SPEED.
NOW SHE HAS A HOLD ON HER HEAD,
WHICH IS A PIECE OF FAULCONER
EQUIPMENT. THIS COULD THE
DESIGN FOR ITS BEEN OVER 1000
YEARS AGO DESIGNED.
>> AND IT’S DESIGNED TO KEEP
THEM CALM AND QUIET DURING THE
TIME THAT YOU’RE CARRYING THEM
TO THE FIELD AND ALL OF THEM.
I’LL SHOW YOU HOW WHAT SHE
LOOKS LIKE WITHOUT IT.
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SHE IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL BIRD.
SHE’S BIG, DARK MARBLE DIES
SHORT BEAK
AND SHE IS WELL DESIGNED, AS I
SAID, FOR CAPTURING BIRDS
AGAIN. YEAH, AS YOU KATIE AS
WELL, WHY WE DON’T WE DON’T
GENERALLY NAMED THE BIRDS
BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF BIRD THEY
ARE. WE HAVE HERE. THIS IS, YOU
KNOW, YOU REMEMBER, I TALKED
EARLIER ABOUT THERE’S A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FALL COMES
AND HAWKS. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS
BIRD’S WING AS LONG BUT LOOK
HOW WIDE THE WINNING EDGE THE
WING IS. WHY? BECAUSE HE’S A
HAWK SPECIES AND NOT A FALL
NATURE PUT TOGETHER THESE BIRDS
SO THAT THEY COULD DO THEIR
JOB PROPERLY. A BIRD LIKE THIS,
WHICH HAS A VERY BROAD CHEST.
THERE’S A VERY WIDE WING FLIES
SHORT DISTANCES, BUT VERY
QUICKLY. WELL, DESIGNED FOR
CATCHING ROBIN.
WHERE IS THE FAULT IN A VERY
LONG WINGS ASSIGNED TO GO
EXTREMELY HIGH AND I’VE GOT A
GREAT SPEED, BUT THEY DON’T
HAVE THE ABILITY TO CATCH A
RABBIT VERY OFTEN, TOO. SO THIS
IS A HAWK AS BIG AS MUCH LONGER
AND LOOK AT THE COLOR RIGHT
HERE DOWN THE SIDE IS A RUDDY
RED COLOR LIKE A BAY HORSE.
AND THAT’S THE REASON THEY’RE
CALLED BAY WING KNOCKS. WELL,
THIS BIRD IS FOUND IN SOUTH
TEXAS REALLY FOUND ON THE TEXAS
DESERT ALL THE WAY FROM SOUTH
TEXAS TO CALIFORNIA. BUT THE
ONLY PLACE THAT LITTLE BAND IS
WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO FIND
THESE BIRDS. YOU CAN GET UP
CLOSE TO THESE 2 BIRDS THAT YOU
SAW TODAY ALONG WITH THE EAGLES
AND OWLS AT THE CARDINAL
RENAISSANCE GIVE THEM UP TO
SEE A BALD EAGLE UP CLOSE.
PERHAPS EVEN A GOLDEN EAGLES.
>> AND WE’RE GOING TO BE
SHARING WITH THE MISSING
ANCIENT MART. WHAT CROSSING IT
OVER ON HOW GOOD IS APPLICABLE
TODAY TO SAVE HER TO PRAY.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE IN THEIR INVITE,
EVERYONE TO BE INVOLVED IN
SUPPORTING LAST CHANCE FOREVER.
>> YOU KNOW THAT 5% OF ALL THE
ENTIRE GIVING EVENT TO ANIMALS,
ONLY 5% GOES TO WILDLIFE.
AND IT’S REALLY KIND OF SAD
BECAUSE, WELL, LIFE IS SO
IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD. WE LIVE
IN EVERY DAY. WE JUST DON’T
THINK ABOUT IT MUCH, BUT PLEASE
SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS. FOR
MORE ON LAST CHANCE FOR EVERY
BIRD RESCUE YOU CAN HEAD OVER
TO SA LIVE DOT COM. CLICK THE
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THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN.
DON’T FORGET THE RENAISSANCE
FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEKEND IN
KERRVILLE AND YOU CAN GET UP