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We also rehabilitate hawks, owls, eagles, kites, falcons and ospreys.
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We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization located in North Georgia providing hawk rescue and care for other raptors (birds of prey) including owls, eagles, falcons and osprey.
We operate our facility based on donations from caring people who, for one reason or another, aren’t in the position to be rehabbers themselves, but are interested in and dedicated to the preservation and protection of raptors.
We also do off site programs for schools, nature centers, scouts, birthday parties, public displays, etc. This is done on a fee basis. Please call for details!
Hacking for hawk rescue or owl rehabilitation.
Hacking is an old falconry technique that is literally, thousands of years old. Hacking (AKA soft release) is how we re-introduced the Golden Eagle back to the Cumberland Plateau in northwest Georgia, the American Bald eagle to the Lake Allatoona area north of Atlanta and the Peregrine Falcon in downtown Atlanta. We can help you with this procedure or provide it as a service.
For more information, see our blog post on Hacking Orphaned Hawks and Owls.
Here’s what we have going at Facebook
Speaking of Hawk's Ridge Golf Club...An artist called me one day a bazillion years ago to say that he'd been commissioned to create a bronze statue that will be in the round at Hawk's Ridge and could he come out and take photos of my Red-tailed hawk, Mina.Me - Sure.He came out. Took a bunch of photos. Never heard from him again.FFWD probably '05 or so and I find myself driving down a stretch of 372 that I had never been down before and what do I pass on the left, but a sign for Hawk's Ridge Golf and Country blah, blah, blah...and I whipped into the guard shack and asked the man on duty, "Hey, is there a 6 foot bronze of a Red-tailed hawk at the circle?"Guard - YepMe - That's my hawk, Mina!!!Guard - Prove it and I'll let you go back there.So, quick like a bunny, I scooted home, grabbed Mina and perched her in her usual spot, on the back of the passenger's seat and returned to a surprised guard, so he let us in. He told me that if security stopped me, just tell them I was applying for a job.It was a cold winter's day as I'm winding my way back to the country club, I spot some well turned out golfers in cheese cutters and puddle jumpers...I ran off the road looking at them. Thankfully, no one noticed, so I got back on the road and kept on to find this glorious sculpture of my beloved hawk...I thanked the guard and after I left, was able to make arrangements with a local photographer to return and snap a few pics of us in front of it...She passed away in 2008. I miss her every day and twice on Sunday.
And turns out those rather attractive golfers were Braves baseball players. 😉
This is amazing!
Beautiful story & tribute to Mina...love how you wrote it, too. Glad you found the sculpture & got pictures. Sounds like some divine guidance helped you. 🥰
She was so regal. I always enjoyed any time I could see her.
2004-2005 - Used to drive past Hawks Ridge at least twice a week from Alpharetta to Jasper where we were building our house. Never knew they had a sculpture- of course that was before FB kept everyone up to date 😉
She is immortalized forever.
Love this. Beautiful ❤💖❤
Love this! And your passion for your birds 😘
Donna Sagun Kalinkiewicz
❤️🌹💔
Beautiful
❤️
OMG! 🥰
Here's the back story on 'Francis', the Great horned owl pictured above on the day of her release. The now dead, former mayor of Blue Ridge, used to raise fighting cocks and had set up a 6 foot tall pole trap. Francis landed on it and it snapped shut on her left tarsus. In her desperation to get free, she broke the tip of her beak off and was able to dislodge the entire trap from the platform but it was still attached to her leg. AND IT WAS RUSTY. This poor bird staggered about a 100 yards, dragging the entire trap and ended up at a chiropractor's office and they were kind enough to get the bird to a local vet's office for triage. Unfortunately, by the time I got up there to retrieve the bird, someone had thrown the trap (evidence) away so it wouldn't be possible to prosecute this guy... If you want to see more of my interactions with Francis - go over to our channel and search 'Great horned owl Francis' - This incredible crreature was in my care for over 4 months and it was a long slog, but I never gave up...and neither did Francis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLubmAzrVgE
In case you see a squirrel that doesn't look quite right...
I noticed a squirrel the other day that has a lump on its back😔
I occassionally take in damaged raptors with a bot fly or two. I remove them, as I do all exterior and internal parasites. (I'm a wild bird rehabber).
I knew they were nasty critters around livestock. But had no idea they did this to other little critters.
Now I'm receiving this crap...
Phishing
I would call Facebook if they have a number 🤦🏼♀️
It’s a scam!
Report the post
Scam!!!
My business page gets these scam messages all the time. Don’t open it.
Do not click on the link. It is phishing.. someone trying to get your login information. You can tell by the website address. It is not a Facebook or meta address. If you click on the link and log in, you are passing your login information to a hacker
I'm getting these stupid FB messages again threatening to disable my charity page because someone is continuing to report for violations of terms of service. This is getting out of hand and I'm PISSED!I guess if I disappear over here, you'll know why. *sigh*
I got your message. That is spam and scam. No clicking.
They are scams thank goodness.
I’m so sorry Monteen. 🥴
Total scam: I get hundreds when Wilson Media USA’s reach spikes!
Support service don’t work anymore I had same issues I was referred to @Marie_consultancy on IG she helped me out
I'd suggest you report the problem to #SUPPORT_DEPPT on Instagram he works with meta and he helped me when I was hacked he's very fast and reliable I'd personally suggest you reach out to him. Get in touch with him through his link instagram.com/support_deppt?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ
A big HawkTalk hug to my friends Josh and Micki for helping replace two chamber roofs and tidying up the joint. I'm not worth killing these days what with five lower discs rebelling against me, so this was a GIANT help!
