Raptors and Climate Change: How Shifts in Weather Affect Migration
As a falconer and conservationist in Georgia, I have spent decades observing raptors in flight. Hawks, falcons, and eagles have always followed the rhythms of the seasons, migrating at precise times, stopping at familiar resting points, and returning to the same nesting areas year after year. Yet in recent years, I have noticed subtle but […]
The Role of Traditional Falconry in Modern Wildlife Research
Falconry is often seen as an ancient art, a practice that connects humans to nature through the training of birds of prey. Growing up in Georgia, I learned falconry from my grandfather, a man who understood birds as deeply as he understood the land. He taught me to watch the skies, notice subtle changes in […]