Gyr, Prairie female Falcon

[Mark Collins]

Hi here is my gyr,prairie female , she has been used mainly as a detterant bird on pest control , however not on tips , industrial sites, so has never been hunted , hoping to get her fit, and after christmas [to busy at moment ] enter her at gulls, cheers, mark.

[Hawk74]

very nice bird mate what weight does she fly at and what methods are you using to get her fit good luck

[Hacker]

Snap!!!!!

[Saker-Clive]

Mark, was that the one playing tag with Zarbu the other day? :supz:

[Mark Collins]

very nice bird mate what weight does she fly at and what methods are you using to get her fit good luck

Hi , hawk 74, shes ticking over at 2, 7, loose tomorrow , i will stoop her to a swung lure then progress to a pole lure , if the weather gets kinder i will kite her , big birds needs lots of fitness , she came out of a hack pen originally so that will help, i will then oprogress to a dead seagull , i take most of the flesh from the carcase so its easier to swing , feed up on dead gull , then look for close slips , hard this time of year always started on gulls following the plough , we will see , cheers , mark.

[Mark Collins]

Snap!!!!!

Hi hacker i thought we had something in common , how she going, cheers , mark.

[Mark Collins]

Mark, was that the one playing tag with Zarbu the other day? :supz:

Hi clive , the tiercel i was flying the other day is a barbary /prairie , just over a pound , if it was bigger than this may have been a wild one , cheers, mark.

[Hound]

snap to mark collins and hacker. i will pull my finger out at try and get some pics up.

[Hawk74]

thanks mark for the reply she does look a stunner good look catching them gulls

[Hacker]

Mark,
she is coming on well, she seems to fly best around 2lb 9oz .
She to is in fitness training, just takes longer and more work the bigger the bird.

[Mark Collins]

Mark,
she is coming on well, she seems to fly best around 2lb 9oz .
She to is in fitness training, just takes longer and more work the bigger the bird.

Hi hacker , loose today , now the hard work starts, get christmas out the way , and we will see , try to fly her for a good while before getting busy with my imprints, good luck with yours, mark.

[Mary Quite Contrary]

Hi Mark

Is this my old beryl.

If so she looks great.:supz: :supz: :supz:

Regards
Mark

[Mark Collins]

Hi mark, yes its old beryl, i thought you would be in bed isnt it past your bed time, he he, been using her for pest control although not hunting her , started her late this tear after a late moult , was busy with the pest control and as you may have heard , lost my gullhawk 5 weeks ago so its time to give beryl ago , were did you come up with that name , beryl reed comes to mind , tend to name my falcons after girls like, kelly[brook] elly, [mcphereson] etc but beryl well , hope you are well , hows the goss going , cheers , mark.

[Mary Quite Contrary]

mark can you send me a couple of pics please.

Gos is going good.
Only bird i am flying.
She was laid off for a couple of months with a broken collar bone but all is well now.

Ive had a good assortment of quarry with her and she is nicely mannered.