We have a top 50 list of animals in our house. It is a close battle for positions 3 to 50. But the top 2 are so far clear and both creatures have always been so close to our son’s heart.
Above is our son’s second favourite creature on the planet. I present to you the Harris Hawk. The smile on our son’s face when he got to hold the Hawk. I just wish his mum was there to see it. The handler started a pre handling safety checklist. The first question was to ask our son if he knew anything about the bird. Five minutes later. The handler said ‘remarkable’ and just handed the glove to our son and said “here’s the bird, you know more than I do, I’ll come back in 10 minutes.” For 10 minutes the bird of prey and our son just gazed into each other’s eyes. The bird never moved once.
We watched the next person handle the bird. The bird never stayed still flapping his wings and trying to peck. Completely different to his nature a few minutes ago. I just hope his dream of having a falconry comes true.
Hawks in flight never cease to enthrall me
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They are both beautiful and just a little daunting.
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Did you read the book Indigo Children?
If not, I highly recommend it. And please let me know what you think.
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No. But I’ve ordered a copy. Thanks for the tip.
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I love how you always refer to your son as, “our son.”
And I too would wish his mother was there to see it. But I know she was there and saw it.
Sending you both all the blessings.
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Thank you so much. I kick myself if I slip up with a my rather than our. It happens and I hate myself for doing it. Like you I do think she is with us.
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Without a doubt -she’s there in spirit!
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I do hope so. Thank you so much.
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There’s isn’t a doubt in my mind that she is! 😊🙏🏽
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Good.
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Simply beautiful and inspiring. How uniquely blessed – your son.
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Thank you so much
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Truly beautiful, your son as well as you, are lucky!!
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Thank you
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I’m sure she saw, and this doesn’t surprise me a bit. What a neat experience for him!
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It was really cool. 🙏 Thanks
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Oh, my, YES. I have the same deep love & awe for birds of prey. I came face to face with a huge, female Golden Eagle over 30 years ago. She was a federally registered pet if a Native American man that owned a shop in downtown Raleigh. The majesty of this bird was breathtaking.
I have a particular soft spot for owls.
I’d bet that Donald & hawk had a lovely conversation.
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I’m trying to find a photo of when our son was 5 and he went to a falconry centre. He was desperate to hold the biggest – meanest Birds but because of his age they would only let him hold this small ball of fluff which was apparently an owl.
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Is it something you can post?
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Just got to locate the photo in my highly organised filling system….
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Heh. 😁 Sounds like me.
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Cool
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Using the term “highly organized” very loosely…
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Very very loosely.
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Animals know.
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They know more than I do.
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or the rest of us.
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I love that he gave a five minute dissertation on the hawk – and then had such a wonderful experience. And the bird could feel it too – that is great.
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Haha! I loved that too – such a smart boy! Yes, I believe the animals sense that too.
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I think they do. He is a smart boy, takes after his mum.
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Awe! So sweet!
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Thank you. We need more sweetness these days.
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I agree! 😊
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Good.
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I half-way disagree with that. He had your sense of humor & if Dyslexia weren’t a struggle with him, he’d have your writing skill. And, I don’t mean spelling ability or perfect grammar.
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We always agreed that his mum brought the intelligence and I brought the entertainment. Not saying it was good entertainment.
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Sounds like a nice balance.
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Thank you so much. When he’s with Birds he sheds all the worries and inhibitions that plague him normally.
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I just love his love for animals! He’s simply amazing!
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He could happily move to some inhabited island and just live with animals.
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Haha! I’m sure he’d love that!
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He would be able in raptures.
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That’s not an altogether bad idea.
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I often dream of that lifestyle to.
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A very moving episode… it must have been wonderful to see the rapport between the boy and the bird
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It was thank you
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So many of us autistics are animal empaths, who seem to calm and reassure even the most unsettled creature. It must have a truly illuminating experience.
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It was thank you
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I loved doing this too with a Harrier Hawk. It was very special and I can see how your son connected with his hawk. He is a very special boy who has deep feelings. I’m not surprised they bonded 💕
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Thank you so much. For a predator they are beautiful.
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Non-human species sense things. They sense compassion, caring. Quiet. Stillness. These are the signs of bonding. Humans clutter their lives, their psyches, with far too much materialistic detritus. Pure is the heart of one who can look into the eyes of a hawk, a deer, a cat or a mongoose, and all of a sudden, both go still, communicating on a different plane.
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So true. This sort of stuff is too often frowned upon or poked fun of. It doesn’t fit in with modern society. Problem is we don’t really fit in with modern society.
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A-MEN
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The A-men would be a possible new marvel franchise
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Heh. I’d watch it!
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I don’t much fit in with modern society either … I put substance over style, value things like kindness, compassion and sharing more than I value money, fine clothes or a new car. I commune much better with animals than I do many humans. But it’s all good, for I am comfortable in my own skin, and to me that is the important thing.
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It’s clear that I become less stressed the closer I get to the natural world.
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Same here. A walk in the woods is my cure for everything!
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Walks in the countryside always helps, even when it’s raining.
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I assume he’s seen Kes?
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He has. He enjoyed it.
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This moment says so much about your son’s gifts 🙂
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Thank you so much. He has gifts I could only dream of. Yet my inferior brain is better suited to the way we test in schools. Madness.
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