peregrines vs harris hawks

[Moses]

whats easier to look after and more friendlier, is their much difference between them .


pls im a beginner if it sounds silly, forgive me :D


peregrines my fave bird, its actually the fave of all muslims maybe coz of the ancestral link, coz our ancestors used to keep them for hunting from the middle east to asia


cheers

[Miguel]

If you want to start on falconry I would say a Harris hawk... There's no comparison between harris and peregrines! Harris are easier to train and to care...

[Moses]

cheers mate :) just was tempted for a peregrine.

is it mainly for falconers who have been doing it for yrs, have u known any beginner to ever start with with a peregrine mate

cheers

[Moses]

by the way mate man whats that bird what breed is it the one u are holding, its huge :D

[OutOnAWing]

it depends,on what land you hav available,time,and wether you could do the bird justice especially as its your first you might make alot of mistake you can't correct but then you don't want to train a harris,cock it up then sell it just to gain experience.have you got anyone local to help?

[Moses]

mate i forgot to mention, its a trained one and yes i know someone local who can help mate, but he hasnt tried to sell it to me, i know he is selling one and im tempted and i know he will help me too by training it.

cheers

[OutOnAWing]

c if he'll go out and let you fly it under his guidance and training. at least the wouldn't b another harris trained but not wanted for sale.perhaps he'd take u on as a apprentice if your lucky

[Miguel]

Normally the best way to start would be a harris, or a bird of that kind... Nothing stops you to start with a peregrine, but I think would be like taking your driving test on a F1...
But, if it's a trained bird, if you have someone to help you, and you're willing to take a chance, it's on you. I bet there's a lot of people around here that can help more then I do, cause I'm not a falconer, I only train birds to do demonstrations.

The bird I'm holding it's a 4 year old, female Harpy Eagle...

[Moses]

thanks mate, he is actually a very nice guy, he said he will do it for free, and i said no it wouldnt be right and he didnt like that, that was before i knew he had a bird for sale.


its our brianm here mate, see i sent him a pm yesterday and asked him if he was the same brian selling a harris hawk a few weeks back, i saw an advert in a birdmart and the person was just outside glasgow, and he said aye thats him, and i asked him when the times comes when im fully trained, would u have another harris hawk for sale coz he sold the other one ages ago.

he said not at all bud, i only have a peregrine for sale , i need experience for that, well i was very tempted

coz before i knew he had a peregrine he told me to come up to his house when the next time im at my sisters house, its only 5 to 7 mins away from where he stays, and he would def show me how to handle and look after the birds

very nice of him and a bonus that he has a peregrine and im tempted :D

good think is he is only a 20 min run from my house

[Moses]

Normally the best way to start would be a harris, or a bird of that kind... Nothing stops you to start with a peregrine, but I think would be like taking your driving test on a F1...
But, if it's a trained bird, if you have someone to help you, and you're willing to take a chance, it's on you. I bet there's a lot of people around here that can help more then I do, cause I'm not a falconer, I only train birds to do demonstrations.

The bird I'm holding it's a 4 year old, female Harpy Eagle...

thanks for the advice bud :) a harpy eagle very nice mate looks bloody expensive, bird is beautiful :) is it easy to handle

[BrianM]

before i am hung drawn and quartered.. :shock: i am not selling a beginner a peregrine,,, ive just read this post and i am going to help moses on his way , but only after he has his mews, scales . glove etc sorted first,,,,,

[Kevin Massey]

pmsl........i knew that was commin brian

kev

[BrianM]

mystic kev,,, i mean meg ...lol,,, but you know how it is on here kev,,,,,,, thought id better put things straight

[Miguel]

I'm supposing that he has what it takes to own and care a bird, either a harris or a peregrine!

That bird is priceless... I haven't seen one on sale yet! And I think I won't see it so soon.

[BrianM]

i dont know yet atomic i havent met the guy yet,, but he is very very keen ,, getting him to read all he can just now, then i will get him out

[Moses]

before i am hung drawn and quartered.. :shock: i am not selling a beginner a peregrine,,, ive just read this post and i am going to help moses on his way , but only after he has his mews, scales . glove etc sorted first,,,,,


lol brian is right he aint selling it to a beginner i was def tempted, its my fave bird:D soon as i heard that was the only bird he had for sale the hawk had been sold


its nice, i saw the pics, baldric is beautiful 8) soon as i saw him i wanted him

brian cheers for the advice but, he is affy generous :D and kind a true scot

[Hawkmaster]

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