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Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:09 pm
by M99
Just a few photos to stop the nagging!
Nipper - Red napped shaheen x Saker
Siren - Pere x Saker on a mallard
The wife with one of her HHs
Elvis our Steppe Eagle
HH with a cock pheasant
We fly a mixed team of Falcons, Hawks and Eagles at Game.
Mike
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:11 pm
by Mike357
Excellent pics. Great that these birds also get to catch live prey too!
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:14 pm
by M99
Mike357 wrote:Excellent pics. Great that these birds also get to catch live prey too!
That is what it is all about "the pursuit of wild quarry in its natural habitat(Not the shop!) with a trained bird of prey.
We use the falcons on Grouse, Pheasant, Partridge and ducks (plus the odd various
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The hawks, they take anything that moves from frogs to hares.
The eagle - well although he is a scavenger primarily, he has become quite adept at rabbits over the ferrets and the odd hare, although my Red Tail is a hare specialist!
Mike
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:35 pm
by Mike357
Who did HH manage to get into the undergrowth and how did you get the pheasant out of the water?
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:42 pm
by ovenpaa
Some stunning looking birds and nice to see they are being worked as well. I was wondering about the HH getting out of that spot as well.
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:02 pm
by M99
The pond was frozen - it was an interesting "recovery" and I didnt get wet!! - it was not my bird either, it was the Mrs' but she decided she was going to hold mine whilst I recovered her bird and the pheasant. Getting them back to dry land was easy once I got out there - I slid the pheasant across the ice and the Hawk followed it!
**HH - Short for Harris Hawk - sorry. (It is Laggan)
Mike
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:05 pm
by Christel
Elvis, what a lovely name for a bird :)
They can be quite temperamental from memory. Am I right?
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:59 pm
by marlin vs
Great pictures and smashing bird's.
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:08 pm
by M99
christel wrote:Elvis, what a lovely name for a bird :)
They can be quite temperamental from memory. Am I right?
No! they are very simple creatures - they just need to be kept at the right flying weight and they need to be flown every day, regardless of what else you are doing, they need flying. They are not not garden ornaments and if you don't have the time to fly them everyday then you should get a goldfish - sorry rant over
Mike
Re: Falconry - to stop people nagging me ;~)
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:14 pm
by ShootingSight
Fantastic pictures of your wife. Especially the one with the wings spread, and the last one where she has a fantastic smile.
Outside shooting, I am a photographer. Getting a picture of a person that captures who they are is difficult, and these two pictures are superb.
The other pictures of the birds are also majestic. I love her holding the bird while caressing the dog's chin. Regrettably, she wasn't looking at the camera. or this could have been an award winning shot. Well done.
Art