Taxidermy - Red Tailed Hawk

This was the very first bird falconer John Carmichael owned and flew by himself. This male red tailed hawk could not have ended up with a better falconer if you ask me.

Since the School of Falconry, run by John, supplies me with most of my raptor birds they have a contract with me. And during a specimens pick-up at the beginning of this year John said that he would like his first bird back.

I started thinking, and thought it would be amazing to see this bird 'fly' one more time. Though an old-timer, with worn tips and uneven feathers, it is ever the impressive creature to behold. The tips of the feather are lightly folded to add to the 'in-flight' feeling.

It will hang in the hall-way of the school of falconry, high above the doorway.

~To whom it may concern, (please read before accusing me of anything!)
This red tailed hawk died a natural cause. NONE of the animals I work on are killed for the purpose of taxidermy only and most are found along side the road or come from bird/animal breeders in the area.