The Escapee

On the way to our next show, Predators, we saw this hawk outside the show area. He had escaped from the show and they just caught him. That used a small leather ball with feathers tied to it to catch him. The leather ball is on the end of a rope and they swing it around in a circle. The hawk sees the feathery ball and grabs it, thinking it's another animal that it can eat. Once the hawk grabs the ball, he hangs on and won't let go, letting the trainer easily reel the escaped hawk in.Read more