Thank you for visiting HawkTalk.Org
Call us at 1-770-720-1847 to discuss hawk rescue. We care for raptors (birds of prey) that cannot be released back to the wild.
We also rehabilitate hawks, owls, eagles, kites, falcons and ospreys.
We need Mouse Money!
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
These tube like things (feather sheaths) coming out from the cere and beak are called rictal bristles - sort of like whiskers on a cat - very sensitive to touch. When their eyes are closed and the parents bring food, they will trill as an audible alert and touch the food to these developing bristles which alerts the babe that luncheon is served and open goes the mouth. 🙂
I wouldn’t but I really WANT to kiss their heads 😊
Looked scared
So cute
God save you all, my sweet little animal family...
Thank you for being a mother of raptors. They needed your warrior energy to care and protect them.
This very much counts as being a mother...just as much as if mother to an step child....your work is so important...and so needed...Happy Mothers Day
And bless you for all you do🙏
You have mothered so many! Love you.
You are a mom to many feathered creatures. ❤️
Have a great day Mother Raptor!
Me too...animals need human moms too. Happy Mother’s Day
Photo credit - Rhonda Clark
Video credit - Dave B. Head of groundskeeping
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Also what is interesting to note is the way he avoids crossing the sea. You can clearly see where the longest route was, just to keep flying over land. Many species of birds spend their whole lives flying over the sea, but one thing is for sure, and that is that this eagle certainly avoided crossing the sea.
Nature is amazing!
That is incredible!
He cant feed when hes out on the sea and his feathers are probably not designed for big humidity and contant rains
Katy Stephens Manley
Tyler Benowitz
Do you know the years he was tracked? Just curious if the conflict on the Ukraine border kept him from staying on that trek all those years. Seems it would have been an easy “over land” excursion.
Anna Amador
That really cool. Sad to see that it it died but seems like a long life
Tonija Kekez
If you would like to help us keep mice on the table for our tiny wildlife ministry, please visit out web site hawktalk.org and click on the Paypal link which will take you to a safe and secure page.
Or you can just click on PayPal to make a donation and the email associated with our charity is - monteen@hawktalk.org
AND if you're hinky about electronic donating in general, you can snail mail funds to:
HawkTalk
Monteen McCord
P.O. Box 130
Holly Springs, GA 30142
Thank you and enjoy these precious babies that I will be hacking out if we can't find a foster home.
Also, a quick reminder. Hawk Talk, Inc. is one of the charities eligible for Amazon Smile selection. I may not have a lot of funds to donate, but Hawk Talk has been my Smile charity for some while.
Oops...I had posted this twice and deleted the first one. Thanks for your 'likes'...
You have great puppet skillz!!
Clever and simple idea with the cardboard. They’re looking good and healthy.💗 Thanks for shout out! 🤩 It’s a pleasure to be a volunteer “Wildlife Animal Uber” for WRENCertified.org 🙌
Good morning, just wanted to give you an update. The bird you brought over has perched about 30 feet up a tree and the mother is still feeding it because there is a ton of bird droppings below the tree the one, the baby in the basket is getting really big and has a full mask mama is still taking care of them both.
