“Imagine every time you went to sit down to dinner you had to chase your meatball around the house to eat it,” Keating said. Keating noted how difficult it is for many birds of prey to survive for a long time in the wild. These photos were taken at a presentation of his at the Sharon Middle School in Sharon, MA. He travels throughout New England and New York giving lectures and showcasing selections of his birds. Kestrels are a kind of falcon that is disappearing in the area, Keating said. Tom Ricardis Birds of Prey Tom Ricardi operates a rehabilitation center for a variety of birds of prey at his home in Conway, MA. “If a male kestrel tried to mate with her, she’d think it was an attacker because she sees herself as human.” “She has no natural fear of humans,” Keating said. Keating raised the bird, and birds tend to identify themselves by the first thing they see after they hatch, Keating said. Keating also showed the group a kestrel bird that thinks it’s human. Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway, Mass shares By Patrick Johnson CONWAY Caring for injured birds has always been a labor of love for Tom Ricardi. The hawks thrive in fragmented habitats with cut grass so they can easily spot mice and other prey, Keating said. “These are the hawks you see flying around our highways all the time,” Keating said. Their best known hunting strategy is to soar high over their territory and wait for a bird. Fuertes - Item VARPPHPDP92343 would make the perfect addition to your home or. Peregrine falcons are specially adapted to capture birds in flight. Red-tailed hawks, like Keating’s female, named Saber, are common in this area, he said. Birds of Massachusetts 1925 Eagle Hawk Birds of Prey Poster Print by L.A. Keating, a Westborough resident, educated the small gathering on the raptors. “They don’t love me, they trust me,” Keating said as a red-tailed hawk perched on his gloved arm. Keating brought some of the fierce hunters and pets to a presentation Saturday at the Massachusetts Audubon Wachusett Meadow. PRINCETON - As a general rule, birds of prey don’t make good house pets or like to be hugged, according to wildlife educator Larry Keating.
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