Intelligence of Raptors and their owners

[Ben C]

How do falconers distinguish the different intelligence levels between the different species. How does a Buzzard compare to a Peregrine for example? And does stubboness in the Red Tail indicate 'thickness' or a VERY smart bird. Can raptors be put in a league table in terms of their ability to learn, respond and act?

Do people have any interesting instances of 'remarkable' behaviour in their hawks??

[Ian Wileman]

Owls = MASSIVE EYES, in a rather small head = brain the size of a grain of rice = thick as pig ****.

[HawkMan]

I have MASSIVE EYES, in a rather small head = brain the size of a grain of rice = thick as pig ****.
Ian stop putting your self down m8

[Ian Wileman]

yet again the Pikey ruins a decent thread. Well done!

[HawkMan]

Bencs calling a red your calling owls ,i dont know who you think you are! i find my redtail is very intelligent and my owl too .
Im not trying to ruin no thread put i feel as though our birds are more clever then you think .
Ill be seeing benc at the bash so we can sort our matter out there ??????????

[OutFlying]

How do falconers distinguish the different intelligence levels between the different species. How does a Buzzard compare to a Peregrine for example? And does stubboness in the Red Tail indicate 'thickness' or a VERY smart bird. Can raptors be put in a league table in terms of their ability to learn, respond and act?

Do people have any interesting instances of 'remarkable' behaviour in their hawks??

I had a gos that learnt to take pheasants or ducks over water and then drown it, it would wait until they were both over water (any amount) then bind and drown them.

OF.

[HawkMan]

My red took a pheasant in a stream last year ,it was his first kill but what a classic ,
The land i hunt on has a pheasant farm at the side of it so this year i should get a few more ,lol
Cheers

[Ben C]

OF: Christ that is smart. Bloody handy as well mate :)

Jonny....I would never 'dis' a mans choice of hawk. But I am just asking if they have different levels of intelligence. I like Reds mate, if you read my question I am asking if they are SMARTER than we think. Jeepers Jonny calm down :) Oh and I like owls. Oh and I don't fight I just call my mother, who is a Lawyer, then go on holiday to the Maldives on the proceeds :)

[HawkMan]

Are you off ya head im having the crack ya muppet as for fighting you,d do me in anyway i only weigh 11stone ,
Take a chill pill bro
lol

[Ben C]

Notice the smilies mate..:) :) Anyway I haven't got a mother and if I had she would probably be a bricklayer anyway :) :)

[HawkMan]

sorry benc ive just woke up after drinking rum and vodka ,lol
last night

[Ben C]

Good man!!!! Now get back out there and sit in the sun and have another beer mate.....my shout :)

[Ian Wileman]

Dumb Pikey. Take no notice of him Benc. He knows his birds are more intelligent than him, but not quite as clever as a runner bean! PMSL PIKEY!

[Bubo]

:lol: :lol:

the thing is you just cant compare really. each bird has their own style and nature has catered for their individual needs. good question but so very hard to answer.

[Ben C]

I thought so until these shameful knobheads plumed it.

[Bubo]

you know what skip rats are like, they get everywhere :wink: :wink: :lol: someone's gonna wish they never taught me that expression :lol: