birdguy

Time to spread my wings.

I have a graduate degree in ornithology, and I can tell you that the chance is slim. Catching fast moving prey in the air is just not what they do. A Harris's Hawk is much more likely to feed on reptiles, mammals, or slow-moving ground birds.

What you want is a falcon or possibly a Bat Hawk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB-rGpbEYro

Edit: This is not a Bat Hawk in the video. They are only found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. The video shows various other Accipiters (diurnal birds of prey).

Other ornithologist here:

How excited are you about some of the new conservation work looking to bring extinct species back to life?

http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_the_dawn_of_de_extinction_are_you_ready.html

How great would it be to get the Passenger Pigeon, Dodo, Carolina Parakeet, and many other back?!

So what are they really like? Why is it considered taboo to talk about them?

the way people have adapted them into mainstream culture is really off.

Can you explain how mainstream culture gets it wrong?