Falcons 
Listen to some of your favorite raptors
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Raptor GiftsFalcons
Listen to some of your favorite raptors
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Raptor GiftsDistribution Maps Courtesy of Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
| Falcons are diurnal (active by day) hunters that are built for speed. They have long, narrow wings and streamlined bodies- the perfect shape for hunting by high speed dive. Falcons are associated with humans via the sport of Falconry for over 4,000 years. |
If you decide to help feed one of our falcons, you will
receive an annual membership, which means you can come out and watch them eat
if scheduling permits. If you sign up to feed one of them for 3 months, we will also
send you a Falcon Culinary Certificate and a Voucher to receive our
Colorado Respects Wildlife license plates for your car (if you are a
Colorado driver), and you can promote respect for wildlife everywhere you
drive. If you are not a Colorado driver, we will send you a beautiful
picture of the falcon you are feeding. You can select more months to feed the beautiful falcons by simply adding more months to your shopping cart. We will adjust your membership accordingly. |
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In Memoriam: Gyrfalcon:
Falco rusticolus Our newest arrival is also our oldest falcon. Hatched in captivity in 1986, she was hunted at sage grouse for 2 years, before being returned to the Wyoming breeding project to make babies of her own. She is now too old to lay eggs, and has cataracts in both eyes due to her age.Update: On August 24, 2007, this beautiful falcon died from a West Nile Virus infection. |
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Peregrine falcon:Falco
peregrinus See her
video Our younger peregrine falcon was hatched in Colorado Springs, and originally intended for falconry. During her first initial weeks of training, she did not climb into the sky or “take a pitch” as peregrines naturally do. She would also frequently land and appear very winded. Tests revealed that she suffers from chronic and congenital pericarditis: there is an inflammation and fluid build-up in the sac around her heart. The condition renders her unable to withstand the rigors of flying, but she has adjusted to our educational programs perfectly. |
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| Help feed me. I eat one quail every day, and to raise, ship and store enough food for one month costs about $1.65/quail. | Feed me for one month: @$49.50 | Feed me for 3 months: @$148.50 |
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Prairie Falcon : Falco mexicanus- DOB: 1997 Sex: male Weight:16-18 oz. Wingspan: 30 inches Our male prairie falcon was taken from a nest on the grounds of the U. S. Air Force Academy, raised and trained by cadets and staff at the Falcon Mascot Program, and then flown to the lure for approximately at Academy football games as part of the half-time shows. He was then given to a local falconer, who then donated him to our facility when he moved out of state in 2001. Distribution Map
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| Help feed me. I eat one small quail every day. To raise, ship and store enough food for one month costs about $1.50/quail. | Feed me for one month: @$45.00 | Feed me for 3 months: @$135.00 |
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Merlin: Falco columbarius DOB: 2002 Sex: male Weight: 5 oz. Wingspan: (should have been) 18 inches This beautiful little falcon was found shot in Kearney, Nebraska, in October 2002. His right wing had been completely blown off by the gun, leaving just barely an inch of bone (humerus) at the shoulder joint. The vet who treated him in Nebraska wisely decided to glue and seal the remaining bone stump into his body, thereby eliminating any appendage which could be bumped, bruised, etc. His balance is excellent, and we have had him in our care since Spring 2003 .Distribution Map |
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| Help feed me. I eat an assortment of quail and mice every day. To raise, ship and store enough food for one month costs about $1.00/ day | Feed me for one month: @$30.00 | Feed me for 3 months: @$90.00 |
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Kestrel: Falco sparverius DOB: unknown Sex: female Weight: 4.5 oz. Wingspan: 16 inches We received this kestrel in June 1999. She had been found in Lincoln, Nebraska earlier that spring with a fractured left shoulder, unable to fly. X-rays revealed metal fragments in her left humerus and clavicle, meaning she was shot. The break had already begun to heal, and as a result, she cannot raise her left wing which affected her flight, rendering her non-releasable. |
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| Help feed me. I eat an assortment of quail and mice every day. To raise, ship and store enough food for one month costs about $1.00/ day | Feed me for one month: @$30.00 | Feed me for 3 months: @$90.00 |
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Kestrel: Falco sparverius DOB: 2004 Sex: male Weight: 4oz. Wingspan: 14 inches This falcon was found on the ground in Nebraska. The people who found him as a fledgling supposedly only had him about 3-4 days, during which time they fed him hamburger meat. By the time he arrived to Raptor Recovery Nebraska, he was very thin, with severely damaged wing and tail feathers, and a dark, oily appearance. He didn’t vocalize (something most kestrels do readily), and appeared rather tame. The director of RRN, strongly suspects that the farmers who found him had him much longer than 4 days, because more feathers began to break in the weeks following his arrival toRRN. The diet of hamburger probably contributed to this. It took over a year for his wings and tail to grow in properly, and though imprinted to people, he can fly well. |
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| Help feed me. I eat an assortment of quail and mice every day. To raise, ship and store enough food for one month costs about $1.00/ day | Feed me for one month: @$30.00 | Feed me for 3 months: @$90.00 |
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