HH (?) seen in Northampton area

[Jack Merlin]

Subject: Hawk Lost?
From: "Chris Marley" <cmarley@zetnet.co.uk>
Newsgroups: uk.rec.birdwatching

Anyone lost a hawk recently in the Northampton area?
If so, it's loitering in the area of my house and garden.
It's about 60 - 70cm beak to tail, brownish colour with mottle/banding on
it's chest. A fine pair of trousers round it's legs of light brown/orange.
When it takes-off, it's tail fans right out and shows a white band across
it. It looks a bit sad. I guess it is lost as there are clips round each of
it's legs with square flags that have holes in them.
It killed a small creature, mouse by the look of it, in the garden and ate
it... so it's knows how to look after itself. It also faced down two local
cats, so it's got serious attitude, as well.

Chris

[Afshimo]

lol, sounds like someone should be missin a harris with that kind of attitude. Hunting and defending itself. Cool!

Hope HH's owner gets him back!

[Kentish Falconry]

If someone wa to phone the IBR with the details they could get someone out to try and catch the HH up then the owner could be traced with luck
Terry :)

[UKJay74]

i have no idea of any haawks reported missing around here but if i can help in any way let me know

[James_Falconry1]

Il have a look around the area inm close. Any1 kno wot part of Northamtpton.

jimmy

[Kentish Falconry]

i have no idea of any haawks reported missing around here but if i can help in any way let me know

Hi Jay try sending the original guy an e-mail his addy is in the text that Derry put up, if it's close to you then go and see if you can pick up the bird
Terry

[UKJay74]

email away will wait to hear a response and hopefully will be able to catch it up and re unite it with its owner

[Maxwell]

lol, sounds like someone should be missin a harris with that kind of attitude. Hunting and defending itself. Cool!

Hope HH's owner gets him back!

Don't see why this is funny - surely there's someone local who can catch the bird up and look after it until (or maybe not) the owner turns up... If it was my bird - I would be frantic - and very grateful if someone else took care of it ...

Kentish agree 100%

[Ben C]

Maxwell:

I don't think hannah means that a lost hawk is funny....just that the little critter is surviving on its own.............................

[BillyBird]

I agree with kentish,lost my male harris not long ago for eight days could not eat sleep or rest.banged out loadsa posters,rang police,rspca,ibr ad in local papers the lot. got a million phone calls until the right one, found him in tree then the little sod of a darling came onto the fist as if there had been no fuss at all.:supz:

[UKJay74]

Don't see why this is funny - surely there's someone local who can catch the bird up and look after it until (or maybe not) the owner turns up... If it was my bird - I would be frantic - and very grateful if someone else took care of it ...

Kentish agree 100%


already emailed the guy who originally mentioned about it in jack merlins post am waiting on a reply

[Ben C]

The thing is though............you lose confidence after about the 5th day......then its a case of just wandering in the car. There has to be a cut off point.

[BillyBird]

The thing is though............you lose confidence after about the 5th day......then its a case of just wandering in the car. There has to be a cut off point. never lose hope lotsa well meaning people try to help and a lot of it is not usefull, but if you get the right call your bird will see you long before you see him and a harris can go a lot longer without food than you think if he's never self hunted or been entered. and god was i one happy guy when i fond mine. at the end of the day there are those without scruples that would keep a found bird and say nothing but luckily the vast majority of falconsers have a conscience and know what it is like to lose a bird and not know what has happened to it..... so ok you lose sleep and your appetite but not hope.

[Maxwell]

The thing is though............you lose confidence after about the 5th day......then its a case of just wandering in the car. There has to be a cut off point.

I think Winston Churchill was a total **** but as he said (and I have to agree... especially if it were my bird...)

:"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense".

UKjay - good man!

[Ben C]

Thats all well and good but you do give in................thankfully I had 5 days off work when I lost my hawk and I was out everyday. But I would be a liar if I said I was as sharp on day 5 as I was on day 1.

Ultimately it is a head**** and it drains you more than anyone can EVER describe..it hurts and it feels pointless........5 days of it is REALLY horrible.

[Maxwell]

Thats all well and good but you do give in................thankfully I had 5 days off work when I lost my hawk and I was out everyday. But I would be a liar if I said I was as sharp on day 5 as I was on day 1.

Yeah - but you didn't entirely give up though... did you?

[BillyBird]

true you do start to give up.. but i still think it is hard to let go completely espececislly when some one contacts you and you know in your heart they are wrong it cant be your bird.. but there is still that you never know ache in your gut.

[UKJay74]

i have just been on to chris the guy who posted the original item jack posted up

i know the are wherre the bird is at the moment so will be out there tomorrow to see if i can catch it up by the sound of it it is a female and she seems to be sticking to the area feeding in the mans garden and staying in the trees locally so hopefully i will have some good news tomorrow

[Ben C]

True: No i didn't, but I became practical....and I gave in to the fact that he was gone. It is a big call to make, but you have to give yourself a limit or you will go insane.


He turned up not more than 200 odd metres from where I lost him as well.............the little TINKER!!!!!!!!

[BillyBird]

ditto...my leo was only a couple of hundred yards from where i lost him. and i have to agree you do have to become practical to save your sanity. but there is always that but....if your bird is dead long before he oughta be at least you know..your sick as hell but you know......but if he's out and about and your a 100 miles from home ...you know it's crazy but you have to look around..and back comes yes i am going mad your right.:rolleyes:

[Ben C]

The loss/death of a hawk "DURING HUNTING" is a KEY aspect in falconry that is never covered properly AT ALL..........EVER.


Can anyone give me a book, DVD or magazine which covers this hateful experience of our sport properly???


I hope that someone can:supz: :heart:

[UKJay74]

well the bird seems to be a creature of habit returning to the guys garden again alas by the time i had fought my way through the sunday drivers i was too late to catch hold of her she had gone off ...

so i plan on heading over for about the same time tomorrow and hope to have better luck then

[Becky]

where abouts in Northampton is she?

[Falconry Equipment International]

The loss/death of a hawk "DURING HUNTING" is a KEY aspect in falconry that is never covered properly AT ALL..........EVER.


Can anyone give me a book, DVD or magazine which covers this hateful experience of our sport properly???


I hope that someone can:supz: :heart:
Yes Ben mine does :yawinkle:

[HawkMan69UK]

its been 2 years since my female hh went awol i still look now:roll: :(

[BillyBird]

yeah i know where you are coming from, like i said i have been a couple of hundred miles from home and still not been able to fight the urge to scan trees and rooftops, knowing full well i am being stupid. but closer to home there is always the possibly that someone has found your bird and thought very nice i will keep this, and then take it out to fly or say somthing to someone when they think it is safe to do so. the possibilities do drive you round the bend because they are endless. at the end of the day you love your bird and to lose it rips your guts out... and that is caring not about its monetry value but its welfare..

[UKJay74]

where abouts in Northampton is she?
he /she is around the rothersthorpe area of northants i spent a few hours driving the surrounding areas but due to loads of conifers in the village and surrounding areas means loadsa cover for it to settle in once fed up