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Miguel
09-03-2005, 02:20 AM
Does anyone worked with Crested Caracaras? How are they? What's the best PR or imprinted? Any info would be welcome... :wink:



OutOnAWing
09-03-2005, 11:09 AM
i'd go for imprinted,we had one that was pr,very hard work.you need to work it from a avairy much like a new world vulture
Miguel
09-03-2005, 08:18 PM
ok, thanks! What did you did with yours? With kind of behaviours can you train them to do?
Bird_Dog
09-03-2005, 08:34 PM
I trained a adult female years ago to fly to the fist. She showed interest in constructing a nest, so I would hand her twigs. She'd place them in a scrap. After a while I began hand her mice, then started having her fly/walk to me for food. And finally she would fly to the fist but only to get her mouse. She was never jessed, food deprived or forced to interact with me. It was before I became a falconer so It was a lot of fun for me to learn how to train/tame something other than a parrot.

-- BIRD_DOG :D
OutOnAWing
10-03-2005, 02:15 PM
they are very intellegent,i've seen them pick coloured leaches and get food from under cups.they do tend to rather walk than sit on the fist.we did find that she would sit on a bow/blook but we sold her to some friends who got a centre so she could b worked from an avairy (better for her)
IAmTheWeasel
10-03-2005, 03:25 PM
Here is a picy for those who do not know what a crested caracara is. There are many species of caracara, but this is the one that is most thought of. Where I live in Texas, I don't see them very often as they are in a similar area to the Harris's.....Although, a local falconer called me the other day and mentioned he saw a wild Harris in our area the other day....
http://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/CRCCRS-1.htm
Jules
14-03-2005, 03:15 PM
We fly a male crested caracara in display. We bought him from a centre in the UK who could do nothing with him but we believe he was originally a wild-taken import. It took us months to gain his trust and to start with he was very nervous of any human interaction. It was certainly worth the hard work. He is a lovely bird with a wonderful personality, very bright and great fun to work with. We free loft him in the winter in heated quarters and teather him in the Spring just before we start doing displays. He is quite happy on his block, never baits. Hope this helps.