First BOP

[BuzzBee]

What was everyones first bop? Did it give you the satisfaction that you want out of Falconry?

[Gozzhawk]

Barn owl , HH and ferrug all in small space of time .... and no

[Intek Hosting]

Barn owl , HH and ferrug all in small space of time .... and no
Wow, what does it take to satisfy you then, a bird that hunts polar bears or medium sized hippo's ? :yawinkle:

My first free flying bird was a parrot, first hawk a Female Harris, still have her and (touch wood) look forward to many happy seasons together.

[Dave G]

my fist bop was a tawny owl when i was 16 years old had some fun flying it but that was about it ??

[Gozzhawk]

To satisfy me , maybe wild trap a buzz and get it to hunt rabbit successfully for atleast 5 seasons.? Falconry certainly aint flying owls! the ferrug was malimprint would attack people and HH to hunt crows as pest deterrence

[Nemesis]

My first bop is star a f.h.h got her last year and yes she does all i want her takes fur and feather and i love taking her out the time we spend togeather is grate I dot think ,no I knowe I would not swap or sell her she is with me for the rest of her or my life that dose not mean that i would not like to fly other birds aswell buit we have gon through a lerning curve together and are a team i flush she catches we eatall th best /dave

[Osiris]

My first BOP was a lanneret. Cracking little tiercel to which will hopefully be introduced to hunting this coming season. Got my FHH 1month after my lanneret to which a superb first season followed with her. An followed was a male EEO. All to which satisfaction has been granted to myself.

[FlameHairedFalconer]

The first bird I ever trained was a rehab female kestrel called Lear.

I trained her then hacked her back to the wild - and taught me the true highs and lows of falconry, from the first moment your hawk flies free, to how hard it is when they dont come back.

FHF

[Coedhirion]

A kestral and other peoples HH, Redtails and Gos. As when I was a kid I had neither time, money or experience to own my own. Yes it gave me everything I wanted and more.

[SSL]

What was everyones first bop? Did it give you the satisfaction that you want out of Falconry?

A female Redtail, she was stolen, so no. Her replacement gave me a passion that changed my life though. (A female Harris Hawks BTW).

[BuzzBee]

Can someone explain to me why some of the words in this thread are red?

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Can someone explain to me why some of the words in this thread are red?

Did you search for it using the search facilities at the top of the screen? If so, it shows all the words you searched for in red

FHF

[BuzzBee]

Did you search for it using the search facilities at the top of the screen? If so, it shows all the words you searched for in red

FHF

Yeah i did. Solves that mystery then.lol

[Tasha55403]

A passage female american kestrel and no-I lost her on the second free flight:roll: I did learn alot though:rolleyes:

[BuzzBee]

Shame. I like Ak but their noisy little ******s and their perchs are digusting after feeding. I regulary go into ares and find to chick eyes looking up at me :lol:

[Tasha55403]

Luckily she was a passage bird, so she was pretty quiet:) I lived in an apartment at the time (that's why I got a kestrel as my first bird) so that was a good thing. Never had any problems with messy eating, but then, I never fed her chicks:lol:

[Strix]

My first bird was a Sharp Shinned Hawk, I was stupid and when I was free flying it, She magicly disappeared. :goodman: I'm still looking for her lol :yawinkle:

[Tasha55403]

Wow. Talk about trial by fire:lol: Passage bird?

[Strix]

Yep, Poor little devil :cry: :lol:

[BuzzBee]

lol.Strix is twilight your avator?

[Aerial]

My first bird was a passage female common kestrel (~180 gm) that I bought in an open-air bird market in Saudi Arabia for $20. As a kid, I didn't have the money for a larger falcon, I didn't have the guts for a sparrowhawk (also common in the market), and I didn't have parental permission or space for a steppe eagle! I did rehab for a couple of lesser kestrels, but the common kestrel was my first hunting bird.

I didn't have a mentor, but one falconer I knew did loan me a bunch of books and hawk-chalks at the time. Much appreciated.

Her first catch was a desert gerbil. Okay, I lie. It was a beetle. And then came the desert gerbil. For a kid, watching a kestrel catch a desert gerbil was as good as a red-tail on a hare---let me tell ya.

I hacked her back to the wild at the end of the season. She met me in the same spot in the morning for about a week before she was gone. I was sad to see her go, but I was also happy to see her free once again!

Regards,
Mark

[BuzzBee]

Sounds like she was a brill Kessy! Glad she went fine.

[Strix]

Yep Any piccys?

[Aerial]

I had Amira before I got a digital, so I don't have any pics, Strix.

[Hacker]

My first bird was a rescued Tawny Owl which i rehabed.
Got the bug so went and got a Female Spar, back in the early 70`s