Pete, a great horned owl raised from a small chick by humans, visits the Boynton Middle School athletics field on Saturday. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI

Mahood the Harris’s hawk comes in for a landing on the glove of Isabelle Haavisto, 7, of New Ipswich. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI

Mahood the Harris’s hawk flies back to the Boynton Middle School athletic field after briefly perching on the school’s roof. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Mahood perches on a soccer goalpoast. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Henry Walters of Monadnock Falconry explains the hunting patterns and social nature of Harris’s hawks in the wild. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Children practice kicking up leaves and grass, followed by Mahood the Harris’s hawk, after learning about how he socially hunts with human companions. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Henry Walters of Monadnock Falconry describes the unique makeup of owl feathers that allows them to fly silently. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI

Henry Walters gives visitors a closer look at Mahood, a Harris’s hawk. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Sawyer Sellers, 7, gets a chance to handle Mahood, a Harris’s hawk. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI

Mahood the Harris’s hawk gets a reward after flying to the glove of Gavin O’Connor, 11. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Mahood the Harris’s hawk perches on the glove of Zaden Haavisto, 9, of New Ispwich. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—

Mahood the Harris’s hawk perches on the glove of Zaden Haavisto, 9, of New Ipswich. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI

Ryder Haavisto, 10, holds his arm steady as a landing perch. STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI—