Falknerei Basel

Name: Falknerei Basel
Address: Am Bollwerk, Binningen, 4102, CH
Telephone: +41765644352
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Ökologische Lösungen für Tauben- und Krähenprobleme in der Region Basel sowie unvergessliche Begegnungen und Erlebnissen mit Greifvögeln

Discover The Art Of Falconry And Gain Insight Into The Fantastic World Of The Birds

02/06/2026

Some buildings are protected by cameras. Others by alarms.

This one is protected by a Harris hawk.

Perched above the Main Campus of the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area, Lupa keeps watch over a place dedicated to research, innovation, and forward-thinking ideas. While the architecture below has been carefully designed to create modern and sustainable working spaces, her role remains much older.

As a natural predator, Lupa helps discourage pigeons from roosting and nesting around buildings where they can cause damage and maintenance issues. For thousands of years, birds of prey have shaped the behaviour of other birds. We simply work with that natural relationship to help protect the spaces where people live and work today.

A modern workplace protected by one of nature's oldest solutions.

30/05/2026

Summer might look like the perfect weather for flying, but for birds of prey, hot days bring their own challenges.

This week, temperatures have climbed to an unusual 33°C for the end of May. While many people are heading for the shade, birds like Santos are also adapting to the heat. During the warmest parts of the day, Harris hawks often reduce their activity, seek out cooler spots, and conserve energy until conditions become more comfortable.
Keeping cool isn't just about comfort. Managing body temperature is essential for maintaining the speed, focus, and athletic performance that birds of prey rely on every day.

Even on the hottest days, Santos keeps a watchful eye on his surroundings. Just perhaps with a little more appreciation for shade than usual.

26/05/2026

Humans made owls symbols of wisdom.

Owls themselves seem far more interested in becoming perfectly engineered night hunters.
Ella, our European eagle owl, can detect tiny movements in near darkness using extraordinarily sensitive hearing and huge light-gathering eyes. Add almost silent flight into the mix, and you begin to understand why smaller animals take owl silhouettes very seriously.

She may look calm and thoughtful sitting in the woods, but every part of her is built for precision, stealth, and efficiency.

Still, she absolutely looks like she’s judging everyone around her.

22/05/2026

Tail lifted. Eyes locked in. Completely alert.

Chikitta the aplomado falcon showing a behaviour often seen in smaller falcons when they’re focused on their surroundings. That raised tail isn’t random. Falcons use it to help fine-tune balance and body position while scanning for movement, prey, or potential danger.

Smaller falcons are incredibly reactive birds. Every posture change is subtle preparation for motion, whether that’s launching into flight or adjusting instantly to something they’ve spotted.

Even perched quietly, they’re never really switched off. Which, frankly, sounds exhausting.

17/05/2026

An older photo of Lupa from when she was still carrying more of her juvenile plumage. Harris hawks change slowly, feather by feather through each molt, so young birds often spend quite a while somewhere between juvenile and adult appearance.

Back then, she still had that younger energy too. Everything caught her attention. Every sound, every movement, every possible distraction. Now she has started to quieten down and settle into herself much more, becoming calmer and more focused with age and experience.

Funny how the feathers in this photo belong to a younger hawk, but even then you could already see the adult bird starting to appear.

14/05/2026

Rubia out over the skies of Basel-Land doing exactly what peregrine falcons were built to do.

In just 24 minutes she covered 17 km, reached heights of around 650 meters, and hit speeds close to 100 km/h. What’s fascinating is that peregrines don’t just fly fast for the sake of it.

Gaining altitude gives them a huge visual advantage, allowing them to scan enormous areas below while using surprisingly little energy once they’re high enough.

From the ground, they can look calm and effortless. Up there, every movement is calculated.

12/05/2026

Dragonfly and Santos patrolling the skyline.

Not just flying for show, but helping keep pigeon numbers under control and preventing large groups from settling across the city’s rooftops.
Their presence alone changes the behaviour of other birds. Less roosting, less nesting, less damage, and a little more balance above the streets below.

The guardians above the city.

09/05/2026

As the city settles down, the work changes.

Pigeons rely heavily on routine. Same roofs, same ledges, same sleeping spots night after night. Late evening flights with Dragonfly help break that pattern before the birds fully settle in for the night.
A rooftop that feels unpredictable quickly becomes a rooftop they stop trusting.

Quiet work. Low light. Maximum presence.

06/05/2026

Krümel may look small and impossibly cute sitting quietly in the woods, but white-faced scops owls are still highly specialised little hunters. Silent flight, sharp hearing, fast reactions, all packed into a body smaller than most people expect when they first meet her.

At the same time, she somehow always manages to look slightly unimpressed with everyone around her. Like she’s silently judging the entire forest while pretending not to care. Which, honestly, feels very owl.

The contrast is part of what makes species like Krümel so fascinating. Tiny, calm, almost delicate looking, until you remember she’s still a perfectly designed nocturnal predator.

03/05/2026

Sometimes… there isn’t even food there.
And she’ll still guard it.

Ella’s posture here isn’t mantling like hawks and falcons do.

No wings spread, no crouch.

But look closer…

Forward weight. Fixed stare. Feathers slightly set.
That’s the switch.

In the wild, owls don’t wait for certainty.
If there’s even a chance something is theirs, they protect first and question later.
Hesitation costs meals.
And meals don’t come twice.
So even when there’s nothing at her feet,
her brain says: protect it anyway.

Efficient. Ruthless. Slightly paranoid.
Perfect predator logic.

If you ever see this behaviour in person, just know:
she’s not confused, she’s just playing the odds better than we do.

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Binningen
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+41765644352

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