01/17/2006 | 27m 47s | Video has closed captioning.
Falconry is an ancient sport that has a small, but enthusiastic following in California. Huell learns about the sport, as well as an array of beautiful raptors from a master falconer and studio animal trainer.
Aired: 01/17/06
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VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M PARSON'S FOUNDATION.
>> Huell: WELL THIS IS GOING TO BE QUITE AN ADVENTURE.
HERE WE ARE STANDING IN THE TOWN OF CASTAIC RIGHT OFF THE 5 FREEWAY HEADING NORTH AND I'M STANDING HERE WITH JOE AND JERRY SUFFERDINE.
AND THE BABY?
>> LITTLE LOGAN.
>> >> Huell: THAT'S A GOOD IRISH NAME.
>> YES, ITALIAN.
>> Huell: AND I GOT AN EMAIL FROM YOU, AFTER WE GOT HERE TODAY, I FOUND OUT YOUR WIFE, SHE WROTE IT, ÃYOU.
>> RIGHT.
>> Huell: AND YOU INVITED US TO COME OUT HERE TO KAY CASTAIC.
>> I WANT TODAY SHOW YOU THE FALCON RING.
>> Huell: WHICH IS VERY ANCIENT ART.
>> YES.
>> Huell: WE'RE GOING TO SEE, WE'VE GOT A REAL TREAT IN STORE FOR ALL OF US.
I'VE NOSED AROUND IN YOUR BACK YARD.
I'VE GOT AN IDEA ON SOME OF THE STUFF BACK THERE.
LET'S SEE HALLY THE FAMOUS MOVIE DOG.
YOU'VE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HAD QUITE A CAREER.
>> SEMI FAMOUS, HE'S RETIRED NOW, HE WAS IN THE MOVIE FULL HOUSE AND A PUPPY IN THE MOVIE FLUKE.
HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH-STRUNG.
>> Huell: SO KIND OF GUARDING YOUR BABY AND WIFE.
GREAT DOG?
>> YES HE IS.
>> Huell: AND HE LOVES TO PLAY WITH THE BALçL AND HANGS OUT HERE IN THE YARD IN CA STAISIC.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Huell: THAT'S THE MOVIE DOG, WHAT'S IN THE BACK YARD IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
>> NOW WE'RE GETTING SERIOUS.
>> Huell: LET'S WALK TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT BACK HERE.
LET'S WATCH OUR HEADS RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS A WHOLE OTHER WORLD BACK HERE.
THE ART OF FALCONRY AND HERE ARE THE FALCONS.
>> THAT'S A SACRED FALCON.
>> Huell: A WHAT?
>> A SACRED FALCON.
FROM MIDDLEEST AND THEN THE OTHER GUY IS FROM AFRICA.
>> Huell: HOW CLOSE CAN WE GET TO THE FALCONS, I CAN NOT TELL WHETHER THAT'S A NOISE FROM A HAPPY FALCON OR A FALCON WHO'S A LITTLE UPSET THAT WE'RE HERE.
>> THAT'S A HAPPY FALCON, A FALCON THAT WANTS TO FLY AND BE WITH US.
THEY'RE TIED UP SO THEY CAN NOT GET TO US.
>> Huell: CAN YOU PET IT OR TALK TO IT.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
[SQUEALING].
>> I RAISED HER FROM A LITTLE BABY, SHE'S TALKING TO ME.
>> Huell: WHAT IS SHE SAYING TO YOU.
>> SHE'S SAYING FEED ME OR FLY ME.
DO SOMETHING.
>> Huell: THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BIRD TO LOOK AT AND WHAT A WONDERFUL SOUND.
>> SHE'S PRETTY AMAZING.
>> Huell: OH WOW.
NOW SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO HER OVER HERE.
>> THAT'S TUCK.
HE'S A LANER FALCON ONE OF THE STARS OF THE MOVIE, STEWART LITTLE TWO BEING RELEASED THIS SUMMER.
>> Huell: THIS ONE SEEMS A LITTLE QUIET.
>> THIS ONE IS A LITTLE QUIET AND MORE HIGH-STRUNG.
>> Huell: LOOK AT THE WINGS.
LOOK HOWñr HE'S BRINGING HIS WINGS OUT A LITTLE BIT.
>> BEAUTIFUL BIRD.
>> Huell: ARE THESE BASICALLY FROM EUROPE.
>> ALL BIRDS WERE CAPTIVE BREAD BUT ORIGINALLY WELL NOT ORIGINALLY TO FIND THEM IN THE WILD THEY'RE ALL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> Huell: NOW HALLY DON'T GET UP SET.
>> NO, THEY WERE BROUGHT UP TOGETHER, SO THEY ALL GET ALONG.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO INSIDE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THIS ONE.
THIS IS A BEAUTY.
>> THIS IS A HARRIS HAWK.
>> Huell: OH BOY.
NOW IS THIS IS NOT A FALCON?
>> THIS OÑS NOT A FALCON THIS IS A HAWK.
>> Huell: CAN YOU GET HIM ON YOUR ARMOR DO SOMETHING ON IT.
OH YOU'RE PUTTING THAT THING ON YOUR ARM.
LET'S BRING HIM OUT.
>> TO HANDLE ALL BIRDS OF PRAI, YOU HAVE TO WEAR THESE GLOVES TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS.
>> Huell: WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BIRD.
NOW HOW DO YOU GET A COMFORT LEVEL WITH A BIRD LIKE THIS?
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD GET A LITTLE NERVOUS HOLDING A BIRD WITH A LOOK IN ITS EYE LIKE THAT ONE HAS.
NOT THAT IT'S A UGLY LOOK, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU READ THEM.
HOW DO YOU LEARN HOW TO READ THEM?
LET'S GET A SHOT, WHILE JOE IS TELLING US ABOUT THIS ONE.
>> THAT'S PART OF FALCONRY, YOU WORK WITH THE BIRD AND THE BIRD WORKS WITH YOU.
SO IT'S REALLY TIME INTENSIVE PROCESS TO TRAIN A BIRD AND TO GET THEM USED TO YOU AND YOU USED TO THEM.
IT'S A LOT OF TIME INVESTED.
>> Huell: NOW IN THE OLD DAYS, AND FALCONRY TO ME, GOES BACK TO THE 1500 AND 1600.
>> MIDDLE AGES.
>> Huell: MIDDLE AGES, WOULD A FALCON OR A HAWK BE A PRIZED POSSESSION THAT SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT'S STILL IN THE THAT WAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE SIKHS AND MIDDLE EAST.
STILL POSSES THEM.
IN THE UNITED STATES FEW OF US PRACTICE FALCONRY.
>> Huell: NOW IS IT LEGAL TO HUNT WITH THEM.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSE AND PERMIT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE PERMITS AND LICENSES ARE PRETTY INTENSIVE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSE AND A FEDERAL PERMIT.
>> Huell: AND HOW MANY FALCON PERMITS DO YOU THINK THERE ARE IN CALIFORNIA.
>> PROBABLY AROUND 500.
>> Huell: THAT MANY.
>> CALIFORNIA HAS THE BIGGEST POPULATION OF FALCONERS.
>> Huell: AND WITHOUT GETTING TOO TECHNICAL.
ARE THEY EXPENSIVE BIRDS?
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: GIVE ME AN IDEA.
>> THIS ONE IS ABOUT $600.
ANDç THE ONE WE LOOKED AT EARLIER IS ABOUT $3000.
>> Huell: WOW.
>> AND THEY CAN FLY AWAY.
>> Huell: THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET CLOSER.
>> THEY'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS, ALWAYS GOING TO BE WILD ANIMALS EVEN WHEN YOU TRAIN THEM.
>> Huell: HER NAME?
>> WHITNEY.
>> Huell: SO YOU'VE NAMED THEM ALL.
>> OH YEAH.
>> Huell: NOW THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT FLEE MORó< RIGHT OUT HERE.
AND -- NOW WAIT A MINUTE THIS IS AN OWL.
>> THAT'S A TAWNEY OWL.
>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS LITTLE OWL.
>> CUTE LITTLE DPIE.
>> >> Huell: NOW THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL BIRD.
I DON'T THINK SHE LIKES HALLY BEING HERE.
>> HE'S PRETTY NEW TO MY YARD.
TONY --.
>> Huell: YEAH, WE HAVE NOT ASKED YOUR BROTHER TO GET INVOLVED.
ARE YOU PARTNERS.
>> YES, TONY TRAINED THIS BIRD.
>> Huell: SO TONY WHEN YOU GET A BIRD LIKE THIS.
DO YOU GET THEM AS JUST A LITTLE BITTY BABY AND START TRAINING THEM RIGHT AWAY.
>> YEAH, OWLS ESPECIALLY ARE REAL INTIFRNTIONTINK -- INSTINC.
SO THE ONLY WAY IS TO GET IT AS A LITTLE FUZZY BABY.
I DID THAT WITH GROOVY, THAT'S HIS NAME ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
>> Huell: THIS IS A BIRD THAT I CAN RELATE TO.
THIS IS A CUTE FUZZY -- THIS CAN BE A PET.
>> UM, I MEAN IT'S A WILD ANIMAL THEY DON'T MAKE REAL GOOD PETS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND AN OWL LIKE THIS STAYS UP ALL NIGHT LONG AND SLEEPS ALL DAY.
SO IF THEY CAN GETAWAY FROM YOUR BEDROOM WINDOW, YOU'LL KEEP UP.
>> Huell: SO THEY'RE UP ALL NIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: SO WE'RE WAKING HIM UP.
>> BASICALLY.
>> Huell: NOW HE ONLY HOOTS IN * AT NIGHT.
>> YES, HE MAKES OUT OF THIS WORLD NOISES.
>> Huell: CAN YOU GIVE ME WHYAN IDEA.
A LOT OF SCREECHING LIKE AHHH AHHH AHHH AHHH CONSTANTLY AND SORT OF A WARBLE.
MAKING IT RIGHT NOW.
>> Huell: LISTEN TO THIS.
>> AND WHEN IT'S DARK OUT, THERE IS ANOTHER NOISE, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO MAKE IT.
>> Huell: MAYBE IT'S A MATING SOUND.
>> THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU HAVE OVER HERE.
>> THIS IS THE SACRED FALCON, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THIS IS A MALE AND SO A MALE OR ANY BIRD ORñr PREY THE MALES ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.
>> Huell: HIS NAME?
>> SQUEAKER.
>> Huell: THESE ARE GREAT NAMES YOU'VE GOT FOR THEM.
THEY'RE JUST MAJESTIC BIRDS.
>>çç YEAH.
FASTEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD AND THEY PREY ON OTHER BIRDS, PIGEONS AND BUCKS.
>> Huell: I BET YOU DON'T HAVE AN ACCESS OF EXTRA BIRDS.
>> NO I DON'T HAVE ACCESS DUCKS.
>> Huell: THIS IS AN BIG ONE.
>> THIS ISç AN AFRICAN OUGER HAWK.
>> Huell: A WHAT.
>> AN AFRICAN OUGER HAWK.
>> Huell: CAN YOU TURN HIóí AROUND.
LET'S GET A NICE TIGHT SHOT OF HER.
OH LOOK AT THAT WING.
THAT WINGSPAN.
NOW WHY IS SHE FLYING LIKE THAT?
>> SHE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE HIGH-STRUNG.
BUT IF YOU WATCH THE SUPER BOWL THIS PAST YEAR, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HER FROM THE BUD LIGHT COMMERCIAL.
>> Huell: OH REALLY.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE ACTUAL BIRDS.
>> Huell: CAN I PET THIS BIRD.
>> YOU CAN TRY IT.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU THINK, TRY IT.
>> WAIT, PROBABLY NOT.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER BIRD YOU CAN PET.
>> Huell: NOT THIS ONE OVER HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT GOT ME.
WAS NOT YOUR EMAIL -- BUT THE PICTURE THAT YOU INCLUDED IN THE EMAIL.
WE WERE TAKING IT ALL OVER THE STATION SHOWING EVERYBODY.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BIRD THAT BIG ON SOMEBODY'S ARM BEFORE.
>> HE'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ZEN SCENARIO VOLTURE THAT WILL WORK IN THE ARM.
>> Huell: THEY'RE HUGE!
>> GIGANTIC.
>> Huell: WHEN WE GOT HERE I ASKED YOU TO KEEP HIM IN THE BOX BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SURPRISED.
ARE WE READY TO TAKE HIM OUT OF THE BOX.
LISTEN TO HIM IN HERE.
>> I'LL GET THE DOOR.
>> Huell: COME OVER HERE -- WAIT A MINUTE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> IC÷& DON'T KNOW, IT CAN BE UGLY.
COME ON OUT.
>> Huell: WHOA!
>> COME ON, BUDDY.
>> Huell: OH MY GOSH!
>> THIS IS DEXTER.
>> Huell: OH HE'S A VOLTURE.
CAN WE GET HIM OUT IN THE SUN.
OH MY GOSH!
>> THERE HE IS.
>> Huell: NOW THAT IS A FACE.
LOOK AT THIS FACE UP HERE.
LET'S GET A SHOT.
LOOK AT THAT!
WHAT'S HIS NAME.
>> HIS REAL NAME IS DEXTER ALSO OWN AS EUROPEAN BLACK VOLT TOUR AND PROBABLY THE THIRD LARGEST BIRD.
>> Huell: HE LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A CONDOR.
>> CONDOR ARE WHAT'S CONSIDERED NEW VOLTURE.
THE BIRDS THAT COME FROM AFRICA AND THE OLD COUNTRY HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EVOLUTIONARY TRACT.
BUT THE TURKEY VOLTURE AND CON DER AND THE VOLTURES ARE THE SAME.
>> Huell: HOW BIG IS HE.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S A BRICK.
BUT THEY'RE BUILT FOR LIGHT WEIGHTNESS.
>> Huell: WHAT DOES HE EAT?
>> SMALL CHILDREN, CATS, AND DOGS.
>> Huell: COME ON, YOU'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE UPSET.
HE ONLY EATS DEAD MEAT.
>> YEAH, A LOT OF RABBIT, QUAIL AND PIGEON.
>> Huell: OH MY GOSH AND DO YOU USE HIM.
HE'S TRYING TO GET HIS STRAP OFF.
>> HE'S JUST MESSING AROUND WITH IT.
>> Huell: DO YOU USE THIS ONE IN MOVIE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, HE'S BEEN IN A FEW MOVIES.
>> Huell: YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THIS ISç NEW TO ME.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Huell: THERE IS NO WAY I'M GOING TO PUT HI HAND.
>> IF YOU WERE WEARING A HAND.
>> Huell: I'M WEARING A WATCH.
>> HE'S NOT GOING TO TOUCH THE SKIN HE JUST WANTS A WATCH.
>> Huell: OH!
OH!
>>'.
>> Huell: YOU'RE BRAVER THAN WE WERE TOLD.
>> Huell: THAT'S AMAZING.
>> AND THAT'S A POWERFUL BEAK.
IF HE WANTED TO, HE COULD HAVE RIPPED THE WATCH.
I RAISED HIM.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU MEAN A POWERFUL BEAK.
>> IT'S A CAN OPENER.
IT'S REALLY BUILT FOR OPENING UP THICK HIDES OF CATTLE AND BUFFALO AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY EAT THAT THEY FIND DAET IN THE WORLD, IN THE WILD.
>> Huell: BOY, THAT'S AN AMAZE.
LET ME DO IT ONE MORE TIME.
I'M GETTING INTO THIS.
>> SURPRISINGLY GENTLE.
>> Huell: HE'S NOT AFTER ME THE WAY HE WAS TO YOURS.
>> MINE IS SHINIER.
>> Huell: THAT'S FINE I'LL LET HIM HAVE YOUR WATCH.
AND HERE'S HALLY TOTALLY UNAFFECTED.
>> HE'S FEARLESS.
HE WAS RAISED AROUND WILD ANIMALS.
>> Huell: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS LEAVE YOUR YARD AND XW GO UP THE FIELD AND SHOW HOW YOU WOULD WORK WITH FALCONRY.
YOU USE THESE IN MOVIES AND TELEVISION.
>> I ALSO TAKE SOME OF THESE FALCONS TO LAND FIELDS AND CHASE SEE GULLS AWAY.
SOç JUST THE PRESENCE KEEPS THE SEA GULLS AWAY.
>> Huell: SO THE SEA GULLS FEEL THE VIBES.
>> THEY'RE TERRIFIED.
>> Huell: BOY I'M LOOKING AT THE FACE WHOA.
>> LOOKS LIKE A MUPPET.
>> Huell: WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE HIM WITH US.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT HIM BACK IN THE PERHC AND HIS NAME?
>> DEXTER.
>> GOING AFTER MY EYEBALL, THAT'S WHY I WEAR GLASSES.
>> Huell: WHOA!
>> HE'LL EAT IT!
>> Huell: NOW THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM THE MEDIEVAL DAYS.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A HOOD ON THIS FALCON.
>> FALCON RY HAS CHANGED VERY LITTLE.
>> Huell: THIS LOOKS LIKE THG SME WOULD HAVE WORN IN THE 1500.
>> YES.
IT KEEPS THEM CALM AND RELAXED SO YOU CAN TAKE A BIRD THAT'S AFRAID ANDç ALL THE FEAR GOES AND YOU CONTINUE UNTIL IT'S FULLY TRAINED AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO HANDLE AND MANAGE BIRD THAT WAY.
>> Huell: I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE CAMERA CAN PICK IT UP, BUT YOU'VE GOT A PLUMEAGE ?FRMENT YES --.
>> YES, HOOD MAKING IS ART IN OF IT.
I HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE HOODS.
>> Huell: WOW.
AND YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE TRANSMITTER ON THIS FALCON.
>> SHE'S WEARING A RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT EMITS A SIGNAL, IF SHE FLIES AWAY.
IF WE'RE MISTREATING THEM THEY CAN LEAVE AND FLY AWAY.
BUT THEY ALWAYS CHOOSEç TO GO BACK.
>> Huell: THIS IS A 3000 DOLLAR BIRD.
>> YES.
>> Huell: I WOULD GO LOOKING FOR IT.
AND AS YOU WERE TELLING ME FOR THIS THRILL DEMONSTRATION.
THE SIDE OF YOUR TRUCK SAID PEST ABATEMENT.
AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW YOUR KEEPING THE GULLS FROM THE LAND FILL.
BUT OTHER THINGS YOU DO.
>> YOU CAN TAKE THEM TO AIRPORT AND VINEYARDS HIRE US TO KEEP THE PEST BIRDS AWAY TO KEEP THE BIRDS FROM EATING THE GRAPES.
>> Huell: AND THE FALCON DON'T GET TO EAT THAT MUCH BIRDS BECAUSE JUST THE PRESENCE, THE OTHER BIRDS SENSE IT AND STAY AWAY.
>> IT INTIM DATES THEM.
>> Huell: SO THEY KNOW THROUGH THE GENERATIONS.
>> AS SOON AS IT TAKES TO THE AIR, AND WHEN THEY SEE THE SILHOUETTE, THEY PANIC AND HEAD NORTH.
>> Huell: AND THIS IS A NATURAL WAY TO HAVE PEST ABATEMENT.
KIND OF LIKE A CYCLE OF LIFE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
MUCH MORE AFFECTIVE.
IT'S MORE MEDIA FRIENDLY SO THERE IS A LOT OF ADVANTAGES.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU MEAN MEDIA FRIENDLY.
>> TO REALLY KEEP THE BIRDS AWAY, YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN UNWELCOMED ATMOSPHERE AND THEY JUST DO THE JOB.
>> Huell: JUST FLYING.
>> JUST THEIR -- JUST HAVING THE BIRD OF PREY IN THAT AREA.
>> Huell: NOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW.
YOU ALREADY WARNED CAMERA AND THE CAMERA MAN THAT HE'S GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME BECAUSE THESE BIRDS FLY VERY QUICKLY.
>> Huell: HOW FAST.
>> IN EXCESS OF 90 MILES AN HOUR.
>> Huell: REALLY.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> I'M GOING TO UNHOOD HER AND I'M GOING TO BE SWINGING IN A SWING LURE AND IT'S A KIND OF A CAT AND MOUSE EAT.
>> Huell: DOES IT HAVE FOOD.
>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED TRAINING.
BUT NOW IT'S A GAME.
AND HE KNOWS WHEN HE CATCHES THE LAYER HE GETS REWARDED.
>> Huell: WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> I'LL CALL HIM OFF AND YOU CAN FILM WHAT HE'S DOING.
>> Huell: SO SHE'S JUST GOING TO PUT HIM ON THE FENCE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
HE NEEDS A LITTLE BIT DISTANCE.
>> Huell: HE HAS THE HOOD OFF NOW.
>> NOW HE'S FREE, NOTHING TYING HIM DOWN.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT SHE DOES.
SHE'LL TAKE OFF AND CIRCLE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
>> Huell: OH LOOK!
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE WIND RIP THROUGH THE RINGS AS SHE COMES BACK.
GET A CLOSE UP HERE.
>> Huell: IS SHE TRYING TO HIT THE THING THAT HE'S SWINGING.
>> YES, AND JOE IS TRYING TO KEEP HER AWAY FROM HAD.
IF SHE DOES TOUCH IT, THE RULE IS SHE'LL GET IT.
>> Huell: I'VE LOST HER NOW.
>> UP THIS WAY.
>> Huell: OH UP HERE.
>> THE NATURAL HUNTING STYLE IS TO RING UP HIGH ABOVE THE PREY WHICH IS USUALLY ANOTHER BIRD.
AND WHEN THE BIRD FLUSHES, THEY GO THROUGH A THING THEY CALL STOOL AND COME AT 200 MILES AN HOUR.
>> Huell: LOOK IT'S GOING STRAIGHT UP.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE WING OVER ACTION.
>> Huell: SO THEY'VE GOT A MAIGZ ABILITIES TO MANURENEUVER.
>> YES.
THEY PUT ANY JET FIGHTER JET TO SHAME.
THEY CAN TURN AT A DIME IT WOULD KILL THE AVERAGE HUMAN BEING --.
>> Huell: SHE GOT IT!
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: OH LOOK.
NOW WHAT IS SHE DOING WITH IT.
SHE'S SPREAD OVER IT.
>> THAT'S CALLED MANTLEING SHE'LL CA MONTHMOUFLAGE IT IT U SHE'S EATEN AS MUCH AS THEY WANTS.
>> Huell: NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE BIRD TO BRING IT TO YOU.
>> BRING IT HERE.
COME ON.
>> Huell: BOY, OH LOOK IT HAS TO DRAG UP THAT.
>> YEAH, IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT SO THAT IT IT'S KIND OF WHAT SHE WOULD BE NATURAL PREYING ON WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT THAT SIZE.
>> Huell: WOW!
AND YOU'RE GIVING IT SOME OH BOY, WE DON'T WANT TO GET TOO TIED ON THIS.
SHE'S GETTING SOME MEAT.
>> SHE'S ç& RAISED QUAIL.
AND IT'S HIGH QUALITY FOOD.
>> Huell: BOY, SHE MAKES QUICK WORK OF THAT TOO.
>> SHE'S CHOWING DOWN.
>> Huell: THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PEOPLE TO WATCH.
I DON'T THINK THAT TOO MUCH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THIS SPORT.
IT'S IN MANY WAYS VERY OBSCURE.
>> IT'S VERY OBSCURE, THEY RARE.
PEOPLE KEEP A ROW PROFILE.
I DO IT PROFESSIONALLY, BUT FOR MOST PEOPLE IT'S A HOBBY.
>> Huell: BUT IT'S SUCH AN OLD THING.
IT HAS SUCH A RICH HISTORY.
>> IT HAS AN EXTREMELY RICH HISTORY.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT IT.
VERY FEW THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND YOU REALLY FOLLOW IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF MANY OTHER FALCONERS.
>> Huell: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOUR WIFE FOR INVITING ME.
LET'S SHAKE HANDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE MIGHT NOTICE IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT NOTICED.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME TWINGZ.
>> Huell: CANNOT TELL YOU APART.
CAN THE FALCONS TELL YOU APART?
>> I'M NOT SURE.
WHOEVER HAS FOOD.
>> Huell: THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
THIS IS AMAZING TO HAVE WATCHED.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS ANCIENT ART OF FALCONRY.
>> I FIND IT FASCINATING AND I HOPE YOU DID TOO.
>> Huell: I LIKE THE FALCONS BETTER THAN THE VOLTURE.
>> YOU WERE TELLING ME YOU WERE GOING TO PICK HIM UP.
>> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE I NEVER SAID THAT.
>> SOMEBODY TOLD YOU THAT.
>> Huell: I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU HAVE THAT MOMENT.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> Huell: THE VOLTURE IN ITS OWN WAY HAS ITS OWN HISTORY.
>> THEY CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT AND EAT THE DEAD STUFF.
>> Huell: THIS IS ALL NATURAL.
>> IT'S A CIRCLE OF LIFE AND IT'S NEAT TO BE PART OF IT.
>> Huell: WE ENJOYED BEING PART OF IT HERE.
OUT HERE IN CASTAIC WITH THESE LOVELY FALCONS AND THAT UGLY VOLTURE.
>> I'M GOING TO TELL HIM YOU SAID THAT.
[SQUEALING].
>> WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
[SQUEALING] [SQUEALING] VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH PARSON'S FOUNDATION.
