Yes, I’ve checked out what is involved with licensing here in Pennsylvania before, but I’m beginning to understand from talking with handlers what a convoluted mess raptor laws are and how many agencies are involved.
For falconry in PA, I believe they’re all supposed to be wild birds that are caught, and then you can keep them for 3 years I think the rules said, and then you release them.
I didn’t read too much about the falcons, mainly the owl things they do, but the Eagle Owl was definitely bred as an educational animal, so I’m not sure if the hawks are wild or not. The owner did list a bunch of licenses she had, including some zoo licenses, so I’m not sure what all rules that lets her work around. From what I can see and read though, it seems legit and decent.
I greatly enjoy the part of Virginia this is in. A few years ago for my birthday, I took a trip down through here, going into 6 caves across the state. It was neat to compare them and see how different they are given how close they are to each other. The best surprise was the people at Natural Bridge gave us the wrong business hours as they had recently changed, so when we showed up they apologized, but since they had said they were still open, they stayed open for us and we got a private tour of the caverns.