falconry is the oldest LAN sport known to man before you had any gun you use
to man before you had any gun you use
to man before you had any gun you use the bird people get into it for
the bird people get into it for
the bird people get into it for different reasons some people love to
different reasons some people love to
different reasons some people love to hunt I love the fact that it’s an animal
hunt I love the fact that it’s an animal
hunt I love the fact that it’s an animal then I get to bond with this beautiful
then I get to bond with this beautiful
then I get to bond with this beautiful thing
thing
thing my name is Rodney stocks everyone almost
my name is Rodney stocks everyone almost
my name is Rodney stocks everyone almost need the bird man
need the bird man
need the bird man I grew up Southeast Washington DC I was
I grew up Southeast Washington DC I was
I grew up Southeast Washington DC I was selling drugs for maybe 15 years before
selling drugs for maybe 15 years before
selling drugs for maybe 15 years before I got caught and I ended up going to
I got caught and I ended up going to
I got caught and I ended up going to jail for a short period of time which
jail for a short period of time which
jail for a short period of time which really was the best thing that ever
really was the best thing that ever
really was the best thing that ever could have happened to me at that time
could have happened to me at that time
could have happened to me at that time oops buddy the mindset that I had before
oops buddy the mindset that I had before
oops buddy the mindset that I had before the Raptors actually came in was I
the Raptors actually came in was I
the Raptors actually came in was I didn’t care about people didn’t care
didn’t care about people didn’t care
didn’t care about people didn’t care about your life didn’t care about my own
about your life didn’t care about my own
about your life didn’t care about my own life actually eventually you wake up and
life actually eventually you wake up and
life actually eventually you wake up and when you realize that you’re practicing
when you realize that you’re practicing
when you realize that you’re practicing insanity you’re doing the same thing
insanity you’re doing the same thing
insanity you’re doing the same thing over and over the exact same way and
over and over the exact same way and
over and over the exact same way and you’re looking for a different result I
first started working with birds when I
first started working with birds when I first started working with earth
first started working with earth
first started working with earth conservation course was Raptors I needed
conservation course was Raptors I needed
conservation course was Raptors I needed a job I needed some sort of paste to
a job I needed some sort of paste to
a job I needed some sort of paste to show because I got in an apartment you
show because I got in an apartment you
show because I got in an apartment you don’t get WT selling drugs it wasn’t an
don’t get WT selling drugs it wasn’t an
don’t get WT selling drugs it wasn’t an overnight thing not by a long shot
overnight thing not by a long shot
overnight thing not by a long shot however as you kept going and he started
however as you kept going and he started
however as you kept going and he started realizing the more joy that you had was
realizing the more joy that you had was
realizing the more joy that you had was when you were in a middle of the woods
when you were in a middle of the woods
when you were in a middle of the woods and the birds were flying XP but
and the birds were flying XP but
and the birds were flying XP but everything else was
everything else was
everything else was destruction and death and negativity
destruction and death and negativity
destruction and death and negativity the first purge that I have a flu that
the first purge that I have a flu that
the first purge that I have a flu that came back to me was a Harris Hawk her
came back to me was a Harris Hawk her
came back to me was a Harris Hawk her name was Harry I let the bird go and she
name was Harry I let the bird go and she
name was Harry I let the bird go and she flew a good 40 50 yards away from you
flew a good 40 50 yards away from you
flew a good 40 50 yards away from you and I put my arm out and maybe seven
and I put my arm out and maybe seven
and I put my arm out and maybe seven seconds later
the tears was just running and I was so
the tears was just running and I was so happy it was the greatest feeling in the
happy it was the greatest feeling in the
happy it was the greatest feeling in the world I had no idea what it was I was
world I had no idea what it was I was
world I had no idea what it was I was even looking for when I ended up finding
even looking for when I ended up finding
even looking for when I ended up finding it and from that day on I can take that
it and from that day on I can take that
it and from that day on I can take that bird and go anywhere we can been a crowd
bird and go anywhere we can been a crowd
bird and go anywhere we can been a crowd of 10,000 people and as soon as that
of 10,000 people and as soon as that
of 10,000 people and as soon as that Birds see me here she comes
Birds see me here she comes
Birds see me here she comes that was the highest highs you could
that was the highest highs you could
that was the highest highs you could ever have
ever have
ever have that was my fix that animal didn’t care
that was my fix that animal didn’t care
that was my fix that animal didn’t care if I was black-white rich-poor dirty
if I was black-white rich-poor dirty
if I was black-white rich-poor dirty clean all that animal cared about was
clean all that animal cared about was
clean all that animal cared about was did I care about it that I loved it yes
did I care about it that I loved it yes
did I care about it that I loved it yes Edie that’s all that matters whatever
Edie that’s all that matters whatever
Edie that’s all that matters whatever you want seems you can be making money
you want seems you can be making money
you want seems you can be making money you can be doing what what I’m not gonna
you can be doing what what I’m not gonna
you can be doing what what I’m not gonna do with it you can have ten million
do with it you can have ten million
do with it you can have ten million dollars I got a bird you want to trade
dollars I got a bird you want to trade
dollars I got a bird you want to trade me your money so I had this relationship
me your money so I had this relationship
me your money so I had this relationship that I had with my bird
that I had with my bird
that I had with my bird I’ll watch your money life outside of
I’ll watch your money life outside of
I’ll watch your money life outside of being here is just trying to make people
being here is just trying to make people
being here is just trying to make people happy I go to schools hospitals birthday
happy I go to schools hospitals birthday
happy I go to schools hospitals birthday parties just community outreach my thing
parties just community outreach my thing
parties just community outreach my thing is that encourage educate and excite you
is that encourage educate and excite you
is that encourage educate and excite you guys know what she loves
guys know what she loves
guys know what she loves I run a program called lookup where we
I run a program called lookup where we
I run a program called lookup where we go out and you just look up I didn’t
go out and you just look up I didn’t
go out and you just look up I didn’t know we had all of this because we never
know we had all of this because we never
know we had all of this because we never look
look
look [Music]
[Music]
[Music] if I love someone I don’t let him go
if I love someone I don’t let him go
if I love someone I don’t let him go just because they’re gone I got this
just because they’re gone I got this
just because they’re gone I got this bird named after my mother I throw this
bird named after my mother I throw this
bird named after my mother I throw this bird up my mother’s Whitney walking
bird up my mother’s Whitney walking
bird up my mother’s Whitney walking flying over me watching me like she
flying over me watching me like she
flying over me watching me like she would have normally been doing who can
would have normally been doing who can
would have normally been doing who can ask for anything more than that
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