CAUTION My other passion, Falconry

[Shelly]

Great photos @Sean d
Lovely write ups

 

[oldcarman]

Literally on my doorstep @Sean d. This deer has been around for the past two winters and checks out what we're doing inside.

 

[Sean d]

This is Neo, he is a hybred Saker falcon cross Peregrine, I never hunted him, just trained him as a lure bird

 

[Sean d]

Here's a few of him flying to the lure

 

[Low Rider]

This is Neo, he is a hybred Saker falcon cross Peregrine, I never hunted him, just trained him as a lure bird
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Beautiful photos of a wonderful bird

 

[Sean d]

Beautiful photos of a wonderful bird

Thank you, he was a pain at times and would straight line after a pigeon or crow, I once tracked him 5 miles away.
Heres the pick up and hooded, you can see in the first pic that he is gaping, means he has had a good work out, as soon as you see this is time to give them the lure or they will land somewhere creating bad habits

 

[oldcarman]

Very interesting pics, would love to see a bird working! Thanks, JIM

 

[Low Rider]

I do enjoy seeing photos of your birds

 

[t-tony]

Very interesting pics, would love to see a bird working! Thanks, JIM

We used to often see Sparrow hawks from our kitchen, and as our Gary (aged about 4) exclaimed one day while watching one, "That bird's not working!"

Tony.

 

[hard top]

View: https://youtu.be/ERgNoVrRGeA
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[miller1098]

Just been talking to our neibour and I have the perfect job for @hard top and sidekick ...hawk inseminator ,first you have to express the semen from the cock bird then satisfy the hen every hour and a half

 

[Sean d]

A female Goshawk called Leila, she was a very aggressive girl and excellent at taking pheasants out of the air, she is now part of a breeding program,

 

[oldcarman]

So glad you put the word bird after cock @miller1098. I don't think I'd ever get the picture of the alternative out of my head had you not!! JIM

 

[t-tony]

Great pictures Sean, of a beautiful bird, stunning.

Tony.

 

[JackJabba]

My wife got me a Falconry experience day for a gift a few years back. Its one of the best days of my life. We got to handle lots of different birds from a Merlin up to a Golden Eagle. They went through the basics of what to expect if you were to take up the hobby. We went for a field walk with a Harris Hawk to let it hunt. Getting it back out of the hedges was the hardest bit. I came away wanting to get a bird and still would love to have one, but the reality is that I could not give it the time it needs. One day, for now I will have to make do with my 10 year old Canary.

 

[Low Rider]

A female Goshawk called Leila, she was a very aggressive girl and excellent at taking pheasants out of the air, she is now part of a breeding program,
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You have some wonderful photo's

 

[M666BMG]

Good photos, my other passion involves birds too!

 

[Sean d]

Winter 2010, snowed in for 10 days in total, lots of time for hawking the harris hawk soon learns that the ferret is not food.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Your hawk didn't tackle that Heron did it?

 

[Sean d]

Your hawk didn't tackle that Heron did it?

No, I took the pic because the heron just didn't want to take to the wing because there was a blizzard going on at the time.