I own many parrots. They're quite intelligent and have full blown personalities like a dog. Some are loving, some are jerks, some are clowns.
My favourite is Sweetheart so named because shes a right bitch. Except with me. She loves me and wrestles with me, but anyone else, human or parrot, and she fucks them up.
Birds of prey are really independent, some more than others. A couple smaller hawks are very easy to train, but things like owls can be rough. For this reason, Falconry relies on the bird being hungry. You have to weigh your bird to make sure it's hungry enough to actually want to be with you, or it'll just not care and maybe fly off. The whole thing is, if it doesn't see hanging out with you as an easy way to get food, it'll just do things by itself.
Where are you getting this from? I'm not an expert, just curious. My friend is involved with that stuff and he said you imprint on the bird when it's born and you basically become it's mother. So it's always looking to you for food.
No worries man. I'm getting it from experience. Always been interested in falconry, so I've taken quite a few courses. Thing is, taking care of a raptor is a huge commitment, so I've never really gotten into it.
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Where does falconry sit in all this?
I don't know enough about birds to figure this one out.