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“ Leela loves to sun herself ,” Anastasia shares .
Anastasia is at New England Falconry all summer and is available with a separate educational program for parties , libraries , or cultural centers in the off-season . She and Jessica have their own personal collections of both reptiles and birds that they use for education purposes .
If someone is interested in pursuing falconry , she suggests they contact their local state falconry association . In Vermont , they can contact Vermont Fish & Wildlife for a list of falconers and information on permits and testing .
“ Go on Facebook Groups and join the
North American Falconers Association ( NAFA ), which is a great group ,” she advises . “ It ’ s nationwide and really helps to connect falconers everywhere . This sport is really growing . We see hundreds of people every summer , more than 200 new people most weeks . There ’ s a variety of sessions , and we give everyone an opportunity , even children as young as age six . It ’ s very exciting .
“ The cost is less than $ 100 for the introductory session - which is about an hour long . You get to fly a Harris Hawk and have the bird fly to you . We also teach many non-participants . For example , if you want to go with your parent or your child , and they don ’ t want to actually fly a bird , that cost is only $ 30 to come and watch . And there ’ s an extended session , where you get to fly both a hawk and an owl . We often use hawks because they ’ re so ‘ well designed ’ to fly to your glove . And here in Vermont , we have a lot of prime habitat for hunting rabbits and squirrels . Leela is a red-tailed hawk , so it ’ s kind of confusing
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