SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Training a red-tailed hawk to fly on command takes a little bit of quail meat, a few dead rats and a whole lot of patience.
James Fleullan pulled out all three recently at Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Fleullan, soft-spoken 34-year-old volunteer, positioned himself about five feet from the perch of a red-tailed hawk named Hunter. His gauntleted right hand held up a defrosted baby rat. Fleullan blew a whistle and pointed to the rat with his left hand. After a few false starts, Hunter was gulping down his first meal of the day.
via Raptors get schooled at Savannah wildlife center – Northwest Georgia News: Associated Press.
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