Harris Hawk - found .

[Fred The Red]

If anyone has lost a 2005 mhh in the South Wales area recently would they like to make contact ?

[Hawkmaster]

Have you contacted the IBR, police etc. Fred?

[Zam]

Where abouts in SW Wales?

Maybe it's one of the " Hacked Harris' " we have been hearing about?????:rolleyes:

[StormRider]

Is this one dead aswell like the redtail u found the other day? There seems to be a lot of birds disappearing down your way mate.
STU

[Moses]

Is this one dead aswell like the redtail u found the other day? There seems to be a lot of birds disappearing down your way mate.
STU


u sayin he is imaging bops :D or what

[Fred The Red]

At no time have I mentioned a Redtail, it is a figment of your imagination.

[JayHawk]

[/CODE]where in wales ru

i aint lost owt by the way

jay

[Gordon]

hi yes i lost 2 male harris:s one escape from aviary and one untide leash, they were both 05 birds, will get ring numbers tomrrow , missis side of things, iwould:nt have thought the one that untide leashe would have made it cos of swivel, im on west wales cost, not that that means anything, will contact again in the morning, regards gordon

[Gordon]

Where abouts in SW Wales?

Maybe it's one of the " Hacked Harris' " we have been hearing about?????:rolleyes:no mate i havent lost a hacked bird yet, know doub:t i will at some point

[Harris]

I wonder if this is the Same bird as I have seen twice in Swansea recently? with everyone being so vague as to where they have found birds or lost birds, its like a secret society...lol

[Fred The Red]

Unfortunately the bird did not survive the night.When I collected the bird it was in a sorry state,wet and unable to stand.It had a fullcrop although it felt
very "squashy".I have since opened the crop and found it full of tinned cat food or similar.I believe this caused the birds demise.The IBR and police have been kept informed from the beginning.
We have been unable to trace the owner of the bird so far to keep him informed but I am hoping some of you will recognise the ring type and let me know.It is a green ring "BFL05"
Thanks in anticipation.

[Harris]

Unfortunately the bird did not survive the night.When I collected the bird it was in a sorry state,wet and unable to stand.It had a fullcrop although it felt
very "squashy".I have since opened the crop and found it full of tinned cat food or similar.I believe this caused the birds demise.The IBR and police have been kept informed from the beginning.
We have been unable to trace the owner of the bird so far to keep him informed but I am hoping some of you will recognise the ring type and let me know.It is a green ring "BFL05"
Thanks in anticipation.

Whereabouts in SWales was he found fred? Only I've spotted a HH twice in the last week around West Swansea, and nobody so far seems to have lost one in this area, I was just wondering if it could be the same bird!

[Fred The Red]

The bird was picked up somewhere near Bridgend although I don't know exactly where.Unfortunately I have been denied access to the person who found it.

[Harris]

Sounds a bit strange to me!

[Gordon]

sorry to learn the birds fate. as someone quoted a hawks for life. when i lost a mhh last year cos he untied a double falconers knott in less than 10 minits, he was there then gone i myself decided that ill never use a swivel again, we all will loose a bird at some point through one reason or another, it happens but i figured if it does happen you:ll at least have some chance if the birds not got a swivel on off getting it back or if you don:t get it back the bird has a good chance of survivel, i did:nt antisapate the bird untieing a double knott but we all know how clever the harris is, i kicked myself for days asking myself could i have done something different, a loop leash i hear you saying, yeh i agree but its a real if not impossible thing for me do having lost my right arm when a lampost jumped out infront of me whilst enjoying my other passion- motorcycling, **** appens as they say, know when i perch the bird i thread the leash through the eyelets and i don:t leave the end of the leash loose/ dangleing for the buggars to tug on, so far so good, gordon

[Dave G]

what a shame the harris died but **** happens , ive seen the harris untie knotts as their ******s for it lol ,so make sure u do a good falconers knotts and a few of them too ;)

[Harris]

There musr be quiet a few of us Biking Hawkers, we should form an exclusive club! lol

[JayHawk]

fred you have a pm with some ring details i regognise the initials m8

hope this helps

jay

[JayHawk]

hats off to fred the red for all his work with the details i gave him he has spoken to the breeder of the bird and had some news on the birds background


well done fred

jay