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wall hangings of birds and photographs of birds are the interior decoration.
Visiting his home, it’s not hard to guess where Jones’ interests lie. Birds —particularly birds of Prey—constitute much more than a hobby to Roger Jones. They are a passion.
His real job, the job that pays the bills, is selling package deals for ski vacations. The work gets hectic when cold weather approaches, he said, but slows down to a crawl in spring and summer, leaving time to devote to birds.
A member of the Washington Raptor Society, Jones’ major concern are falcons and other birds of prey. He’s using Rappahannock County as a study area for these hunters from the heavens—red-tailed hawks, barn owls and kestrels. “This is ideal hawk and owl type country,” he said.
Kestrels Need Homes
While all raptors have been endangered by the encroachment of man and his use of pesticides, kestrels, the smallest and most colorful member of the falcon family, jare the most threatened. “They’re losing their habitat. People see a dead tree and they cut it down,” said Jones. “Plus the darn starlings—they used to be just in the city. Now they’re everywhere in the country too.”
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