SANBoPC
18-12-2008, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Spar http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=271386#post271386)
Only flew her for the first year,as she hated dog's and would not ,under any circumstances get use to them. Flew her at around 820 grams.Guinnies and frankolin main quarry.
Last night while trying to find a new forum member I sadly come across "Spar" profile and subsequently read his posts. The day after the above quoted post (14.03.2006) "Vam" a imm musket Black Sparrowhawk (pic in another thread posted by "Spar") died in a hunting accident. A month to the day later "Spar" died in a car accident. GaryPCO who first started this thread I hope you don't mind if I post an obituary I wrote for the SAFA magazine as a tribute to "Spar" on your thread. Richard's biography on this forum - "Not to much to say except that i love doing falconry" is how my wife Glodel and I will remember Richard.
Richard Harper – Ronald
28.06.1969 – 14.04.2006
“I have a hawk, a dog and friendship
and lack nothing. May my spirit
forever fly.”
The South African falconry community lost another of her falconry sons with the tragic death of Richard Harper – Ronald in the early hours of the 14th of April 2006 in an 11 car pileup on the N1 highway.
Richard was born in the United Kingdom and as a youngster moved to Zimbabwe with his family where he fell in love with Africa and his first love, falconry. As a young schoolboy his first introduction to falconry was through Reg Querl and later Richard was to mentor under Kevin Nicholson.
After school Richard joined the British Army where he trained as a recovery mechanic. He was based in the UK for a couple of years as well as a few years in Germany. During his time in the Army he did a tour of duty in Northern Ireland and served his country well during Desert Storm.
After his military tour Richard found himself on South Africa’s shores for a short while. On returning to the UK he landed a job doing overland driving tours from the UK to Cape Town. With Richards’s exposure of the overland business, he saw a niche in the market, and together with his father Jake opened a camp site “The Rocks” in Zimbabwe, catering for the needs of over Landers. After a couple of years of success but with the volatile situation developing in Zimbabwe, Richard sold up and moved across the “Boerewors Curtain.” Richard arrived at WildThingZ Animal Park in Polokwane looking for a temporary job of no more than 3 months. After more than four years with us his time was untimelessly cut short.
Richard was very involved in the formation of the Limpopo Falconers Club and served on the Committee of the LFC from it’s inception to his passing. His role from the beginning of the LFC was that of the Assistant Secretary and that of Club Secretary for the year 2005 and again Ass. Sec for 2006. Richard was very active with the LFC’s younger membership and was mentor to many fine young falconers. To mention two youngsters that mentored under Richard, Tokka Lerm and Ruan Botha, are a testimony of Richards success not only by the outstanding hawks they fly but also by their dedication to the club and falconry, with Ruan been voted onto the LFC Committee for 2006. The Limpopo Falconers Club has decided in honour of Richard to create a memorial floating trophy for the most improved young falconer, the “Richard Harper – Ronald Memorial Trophy”.
Richard flew a good hawk and ran a good dog (which as he informed many of us at the LFC’s AGM and Field Meet on the 08.04.2006 never chased she just followed Bunnies to see if they would show her where the birds were at). Richards’s first love was a Musket Black Spar. “Viper” and later “Vam” enthralled many of us with their flying skills, and accounted for many a full bag. Unfortunately both of these fine hawks came to an untimely end. “Vam” died four weeks before Richard and as he had a very special place in Richards’s heart he was cremated with Rich.
Richard lived life to the full and will be missed by many. Much to his girlfriend Adel and non falconry friends disgust a holiday for Richard was in the Free State either at SAFA Tweespruit or Vrede hunting his hawks. While sorting out Richards estate and packing his goods I came across a key ring from his step mother. This key ring summed up my, and Viv Bristow’s staff member and good friend Richard to a tee –
“I’m immature, unorganized, irresponsible, lazy and loud, but I’m Fun”
Richards hawking journal ends on the afternoon of the 13.04.2006 with –
“Thor” (Tiercel Peregrine) ****!! Needs more time on the Kite. “Blaze” (Female Bl. Spar from SANBOPC) great flight on young Guinea, far too easy a kill. Second flight on adult Guinea, long chase through trees ending in kill out of sight. “Gizmo” (Male Passage Lanner) Go on, best flight ever, great pitch stooping and cutting a Crested Frankie stone dead wow”
The Black Spar Richard spoke of in this thread died this breeding season as she was egg bound, she has been replaced with "Blaze". "Gizmo" produced eggs with a young CB falcon and "Thor" produced his first chicks this season. "Sky" joined my pack of Pointers and still asks for assistance from the local bunnies! I believe Richard together with "Vam" are decimating the Partridge population in heaven. "Spar" was last active on this forum on the 09.04.2006, guess they don't have Internet up there!
Trevor
Thanks Gary for allowing me to highjack part of you Black Sparrow Hawk threat and suggesting a post on this link as well.
Originally Posted by Spar http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=271386#post271386)
Only flew her for the first year,as she hated dog's and would not ,under any circumstances get use to them. Flew her at around 820 grams.Guinnies and frankolin main quarry.
Last night while trying to find a new forum member I sadly come across "Spar" profile and subsequently read his posts. The day after the above quoted post (14.03.2006) "Vam" a imm musket Black Sparrowhawk (pic in another thread posted by "Spar") died in a hunting accident. A month to the day later "Spar" died in a car accident. GaryPCO who first started this thread I hope you don't mind if I post an obituary I wrote for the SAFA magazine as a tribute to "Spar" on your thread. Richard's biography on this forum - "Not to much to say except that i love doing falconry" is how my wife Glodel and I will remember Richard.
Richard Harper – Ronald
28.06.1969 – 14.04.2006
“I have a hawk, a dog and friendship
and lack nothing. May my spirit
forever fly.”
The South African falconry community lost another of her falconry sons with the tragic death of Richard Harper – Ronald in the early hours of the 14th of April 2006 in an 11 car pileup on the N1 highway.
Richard was born in the United Kingdom and as a youngster moved to Zimbabwe with his family where he fell in love with Africa and his first love, falconry. As a young schoolboy his first introduction to falconry was through Reg Querl and later Richard was to mentor under Kevin Nicholson.
After school Richard joined the British Army where he trained as a recovery mechanic. He was based in the UK for a couple of years as well as a few years in Germany. During his time in the Army he did a tour of duty in Northern Ireland and served his country well during Desert Storm.
After his military tour Richard found himself on South Africa’s shores for a short while. On returning to the UK he landed a job doing overland driving tours from the UK to Cape Town. With Richards’s exposure of the overland business, he saw a niche in the market, and together with his father Jake opened a camp site “The Rocks” in Zimbabwe, catering for the needs of over Landers. After a couple of years of success but with the volatile situation developing in Zimbabwe, Richard sold up and moved across the “Boerewors Curtain.” Richard arrived at WildThingZ Animal Park in Polokwane looking for a temporary job of no more than 3 months. After more than four years with us his time was untimelessly cut short.
Richard was very involved in the formation of the Limpopo Falconers Club and served on the Committee of the LFC from it’s inception to his passing. His role from the beginning of the LFC was that of the Assistant Secretary and that of Club Secretary for the year 2005 and again Ass. Sec for 2006. Richard was very active with the LFC’s younger membership and was mentor to many fine young falconers. To mention two youngsters that mentored under Richard, Tokka Lerm and Ruan Botha, are a testimony of Richards success not only by the outstanding hawks they fly but also by their dedication to the club and falconry, with Ruan been voted onto the LFC Committee for 2006. The Limpopo Falconers Club has decided in honour of Richard to create a memorial floating trophy for the most improved young falconer, the “Richard Harper – Ronald Memorial Trophy”.
Richard flew a good hawk and ran a good dog (which as he informed many of us at the LFC’s AGM and Field Meet on the 08.04.2006 never chased she just followed Bunnies to see if they would show her where the birds were at). Richards’s first love was a Musket Black Spar. “Viper” and later “Vam” enthralled many of us with their flying skills, and accounted for many a full bag. Unfortunately both of these fine hawks came to an untimely end. “Vam” died four weeks before Richard and as he had a very special place in Richards’s heart he was cremated with Rich.
Richard lived life to the full and will be missed by many. Much to his girlfriend Adel and non falconry friends disgust a holiday for Richard was in the Free State either at SAFA Tweespruit or Vrede hunting his hawks. While sorting out Richards estate and packing his goods I came across a key ring from his step mother. This key ring summed up my, and Viv Bristow’s staff member and good friend Richard to a tee –
“I’m immature, unorganized, irresponsible, lazy and loud, but I’m Fun”
Richards hawking journal ends on the afternoon of the 13.04.2006 with –
“Thor” (Tiercel Peregrine) ****!! Needs more time on the Kite. “Blaze” (Female Bl. Spar from SANBOPC) great flight on young Guinea, far too easy a kill. Second flight on adult Guinea, long chase through trees ending in kill out of sight. “Gizmo” (Male Passage Lanner) Go on, best flight ever, great pitch stooping and cutting a Crested Frankie stone dead wow”
The Black Spar Richard spoke of in this thread died this breeding season as she was egg bound, she has been replaced with "Blaze". "Gizmo" produced eggs with a young CB falcon and "Thor" produced his first chicks this season. "Sky" joined my pack of Pointers and still asks for assistance from the local bunnies! I believe Richard together with "Vam" are decimating the Partridge population in heaven. "Spar" was last active on this forum on the 09.04.2006, guess they don't have Internet up there!
Trevor
Thanks Gary for allowing me to highjack part of you Black Sparrow Hawk threat and suggesting a post on this link as well.