Sounds like torture.
Is it suggested to keep a wild bird in a home?
Must be sweltering for an animal that is used to and intended to be outside through the winter.
So sad.
All this for what?
I thought the hawk was going to provide for her. In true fashion she tool on something else she needs to provide for. This one netted and captured from the wild. Disgusting. She might as well have a monkey dressed up riding a bike (hey put it in a kilt and give it a bow and arrow and she would be all for it)...for a wild hawk forced into captivity and held captive in the "towers" is the same thing.
I can't imagine.
I'm the girl that contacts wildlife rescues for squirrels to vultures and even a great horned owl. For some the pleasure in in releasing animals back to the wild...for others it is trapping them and removing them from the wild...to become a tolken of grandeur on the mantle.
The hawk is a trophy; his natural life as a wild avian raptor are not as important as her having a really cool pet -- one she can put in her bedroom at night, just like a 12 year-old would with a goldfish, frog or hamster. Of course at this point a kind of Stockholm Syndrome has set in with the hawk, he has been captive for so long I wonder if he could even survive if released now. Having done avian rehab and release for many years, I know that too much human contact makes many birds unsuitable for release. I realize many falconers would disagree with me but I wonder if they keep and fly their animals inside their bedrooms and homes as she does, which probably skews the outcome towards unfavorable, more than if he was kept only outdoors in a flight cage.
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Well said, D. It breaks my heart to think of that wild creature being caged and blinded for her own entertainment.
DeleteAll I could think of when she mentioned Italics spending the night in her bedroom was ...oh shit!:)
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I can't imagine that spending the night inside was a treat for him, especially since, as Meredith pointed out, his species is adapted to living outside. Why doesn't he spend his nights in the mews? It seems that being inside could be very unhealthy for him.
ReplyDeleteWasn't she supposed to refrain from writing about Italics on her blog? I thought her mentor told her not to write about it?
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I highly doubt that was or is the case. Writing and posting pictures sets her up to be educated by the public...and exposes what she's doing to her mentor. I suspect she's hiding things from her mentor that would be revealed the more she wrote about falconry.
DeleteI thought I read it recently on her blog or FB, like this fall, and I thought it was interesting, because some people were asking about Italics, and then she said she couldn't discuss him anymore due to her mentor telling her not to. I am sure those posts are deleted, but no matter what, it is wrong for her to have a wild bird in her house. I rarely read her words anymore, because she is a liar, a thief, and a whirlwind of destruction to herself, others, animals, and the environment. I am sure she is hiding all kinds of information, but the photo ops are visual evidence that you can't always erase.
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She did say that. You are not crazy. She said her mentor asked her to not talk about the hawk because it would potentially bring criticism to the sport. They want to continue to try to fly under the radar of the AR movement.
DeleteHow many more animals will die at her hands? HOW MANY!?????????????????????????????????????? I simply cannot stomach this.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine this is allowed by whatever bird of prey association she belongs too. Wonder if her mentor knows or would approve.
ReplyDeleteAnd, didn't she claim he was to help her put meat on the table? Seems it's the other way around. Now she has to hunt to feed the hawk. Plus using perfectly good and expensive lamb to feed him. It would be a cold day in hell before I raised and processed a lamb to feed it to some bird that is perfectly capable of feeding himself if the crazy chick would just leave him to his own devices.
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I really liked the sunnydixie blog that someone posted. The pictures of wild red-tailed hawks are beautiful, and it's amazing to see them with their kills and feeding their offspring. I much prefer it to photos of captive raptors, particularly ones who aren't injured and are capable of living in the wild.
ReplyDeleteAlas poor Yeti, not living the life of luxury with a poodle, but squished flat on the road. And so now, she's looking for another kitten. Honestly. And a horse, once she is three mortgage payments ahead. Hmmm. That should take her like forever because if we recall, she's pretty much been behind on it for like four years now, and the wolves at the door are pretty regular visitors... So for her to get caught up, and then ahead by three payments means she would loose her main income stream, the alarm begging about the mortgage being behind!!! Agh! I can't keep her reasoning straight without a scorecard!!! And can talk and can't talk about the hawk... Yeah right. Her mentor is just feeling the heat of agreeing to be such after hardly knowing her. He sounds like he's not really that careful about whom he let's into the inner fold, is he? Honestly, I don't know why I watch the vlogs... Just kinda makes me so mad and upset... Or just shaking my head... As she sooo feeds this fantasy crap into the mouths of wanna be homesteaders... Well, truth be told, most will never take the plunge, they are too scared. But they can pretend by being part of her amen Charlie's... Ugh....
ReplyDeleteI think part of not writing about the bird is that she has or is trying to get a book contract related to her experiences with falconry. I believe she said that is why she got the poor bird in the first place - as an experience to write about for a book. I don't have a farm or anything, but Yeti was inside sometimes, right? If a cat of mine went missing, I wouldn't wait to find it months later hit by a car in the woods. I look for my pets that are missing....
ReplyDeleteAfter reading about the many animals that have died in her care, I've concluded that her treatment of them is unethical and inhumane. Anyone knows that letting a cat out at night in a rural area is likely to cause its death. In fact, she's lost at least one cat that way in the past.
ReplyDeleteAnd if your cat disappears, you should at least look for it. She still has a cat, so I don't see why she needs another.
Second, I don't see what useful skills she has to teach. She does not have a farm. Most suburban residents can engage in the minimal cooking, chicken raising and wood heating activities that she demonstrates. Her treatment of animals and financial irresponsibility make a lie of the pastoral fantasy.
After she sets aside three mortgage payments, she also needs to repay the subscribers to whom she owes money for undelivered wool shares and webinars. Then she could begin to save for a horse.
ReplyDeleteMortgages, repaying people, taking care of cats?
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Blogs, vlogs, books and crooks is what keeps the thrill going
On Jan. 2 she posted a photo of herself on Merlin on FB in a low cut top, leaning over to expose as much breast as possible. This isn't the first time she posted that photo. The first time she got some off color remarks from several men, she got the same thing again. It's just a little creepy and she seems to enjoy it. When did she become a Kardashian or Lena Dunham? Not only is it creepy, it isn't safe for her.
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DeleteFree speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment. Claiming victimhood for every adversity in life makes you helpless and dependent on others.
DeleteInvoking freedom of speech as an excuse for being malicious and judgmental is bullshit. Period.
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DeleteAnimals are acclimated to their natural environment. I'm guessing her bird doesn't enjoy the same humidity and solar cycles (among other natural factors I'm not aware of) while indoors. I have to run a humidifier all winter and I don't heat with wood! Can't be too good for Italics.
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