New 2005 Hybrid

[Shaun Byrne]

Well here she is! Anyone like to guess what her parents are?

[Shaun Byrne]

Again

[Shaun Byrne]

Last one for now.

[BrianM]

pere/ mallard...............lol

[Shaun Byrne]

pere/ mallard...............lol

****, you know your birds Brian! :D

[Mary Quite Contrary]

prairie

[BrianM]

GYR/PRAIRIE

[Shaun Byrne]

prairie

Prairie what, its a hybrid :D

[Afshimo]

prarie/saker? Prarie/barbary? lol, whatever she's stunning! Whats her weight??

[Shaun Byrne]

No one completely right yet :D

Hannah, top weight of 1lb 15 and coming 100yds to the lure at 1lb 13.

[Mary Quite Contrary]

prairie

Prairie what, its a hybrid :D


I am guessing what one of her parents are?

Dont i get a point for that. :lol:

It is a Prairie/ pere.

[Shaun Byrne]

prairie

Prairie what, its a hybrid :D


I am guessing what one of her parents are?

Dont i get a point for that. :lol:

It is a Prairie/ pere.

You would if you had got one of them right :D

[Shaun Byrne]

Not long ago she looked like this

[Mary Quite Contrary]

it has a prairie moustache, Cmon it has

ok then it must be tri hybrid. I will go with the pere/ platypus/mallard.

[Shaun Byrne]

This is my favourite photo of her.

[TheMeanPitBull]

im gunna guess a prairiexgyrxpere

[Shaun Byrne]

it has a prairie moustache, Cmon it has

ok then it must be tri hybrid. I will go with the pere/ platypus/mallard.

:D I'll give you a clue, Billy Casper is banned from guessing and Finnish will know what the father is.

[Dave Whitt]

Looking at the photos I would say Gyr x Barbary

[Musket]

H4wka what a fantastic bird!

[Mary Quite Contrary]

gry/lanner? gry/barbary

or a goshawk x rottie .

Nice looking bird whatever.

So what are you going to murder with it

[Shaun Byrne]

H4wka what a fantastic bird!

Thanks Musket.

Cant take any credit for the looks, its all down to the breeder getting things right.

She's a fiesty one, not for the feint hearted. She's a social imprint and I'm putting her on corvids as soon as she is flying steady and is fit enough.

[TheMeanPitBull]

i can see it has gyr in it am i right H4wk?

[Shaun Byrne]

No Gyr folks

[TheMeanPitBull]

gyrxbarbaryxlanner?

[TheMeanPitBull]

barbaryx lanner?

[Saker-Clive]

Saker x lanner

[Shaun Byrne]

Ok, Ok :D

She's a Red Naped Shaheen x Saker

Satisfied :?:

She will be one good looking bird in adult plumage.

Even better with a foot full of black feathers :twisted:

[TheMeanPitBull]

h4wk i was staring at the red naped falcon for like 5 minutes now lol look kinda like it i was gunna say it lol

[Shaun Byrne]

h4wk i was staring at the red naped falcon for like 5 minutes now lol look kinda like it i was gunna say it lol

Yeah right :D

[Dave Whitt]

Interesting combination, what is she like in flight ie fast and clippy like the shaheen or longer and more powerfull like the saker,

[TheMeanPitBull]

roflmao beautiful bird h4wk did u breed it urself?

[Shaun Byrne]

Interesting combination, what is she like in flight ie fast and clippy like the shaheen or longer and more powerfull like the saker,

To be honest I'm not sure yet mate. She is coming well to the lure but is still a bit flappy and unsteady.

She seems to have a faster wing beat than a Saker but only time will tell.

[Moritz]

H4wka, why did you not buy a bird of "you know who I mean"?

Moritz

[Gozzhawk]

has she got enough leash to reach the bigger bath in background??? Absolutely gorgeous mate, maybe gyr/lannerxsaker???

[Varmint]

Ill dig you a pic out of a very good sheen /Saker i flew from Pete Gill called "Bucket"!

I flew her 15 yrs ago for 3 seasons when at a game hawking farm called "Finderlie", fantastic bird and very high mounter, just lacked the bottle in her first season, but made up for it in her second and third :wink:

Bucket looked very similar and was tremedously bouyant, but being softer feathered lacked the ability in the stoope to really cut the wind like a peregrine can.

Lovely imprint which is now in geordy land somewhere? love to here from her current owner?

Nice one Shaun, have fun mate!

[GriffMJ]

where did u get the bath from Shaun?

[Matt]

lovly looker mate but that leash is way long proper neck breaker!!!!
i must admit that im not sure why its red nape ? i have herd they lack bottle and there ploomage is not up to our climate (as mentioned by varmint) also red napes are small and for corvids i would think bigger is better if only for the dispatch of quarry.
i see that peals /altai hybrids are beeing bred a bit more now with kentish and a few others joining the act. this sound one hell of a corvid hybrid . size ,wing load ,plumage ,and agression all combind to make one hell of a bird .
all the same a good looking bird h4wk.
back to the size thing again tho 1.13lb is not much more than a (good) sakeret . do you think she will stablise at this weight or need cutting back a bit more to get realy keen???

all the best matt

[TheMeanPitBull]

maybe gyr/lannerxsaker???

she already said it was red napedx saker lol read be4 u post mate :lol:

[Falcon]

very Shaun! drop dead gorgeous looking falcon! All the best with her!
Falcon

[Shaun Byrne]

H4wka, why did you not buy a bird of "you know who I mean"?

Moritz

Coz my mortgage is big enough already :D

[Shaun Byrne]

lovly looker mate but that leash is way long proper neck breaker!!!!
i must admit that im not sure why its red nape ? i have herd they lack bottle and there ploomage is not up to our climate (as mentioned by varmint) also red napes are small and for corvids i would think bigger is better if only for the dispatch of quarry.
i see that peals /altai hybrids are beeing bred a bit more now with kentish and a few others joining the act. this sound one hell of a corvid hybrid . size ,wing load ,plumage ,and agression all combind to make one hell of a bird .
all the same a good looking bird h4wk.
back to the size thing again tho 1.13lb is not much more than a (good) sakeret . do you think she will stablise at this weight or need cutting back a bit more to get realy keen???
all the best matt

Thanks for the leash advice Matt :D

I always extend the leash at bath time to give her a bit more freedom and being a perfectly trained imprint, she doesn't bate anyway :D

No Sakerette I've ever handled has the foot size or power of this baby. I dont think I've trained such an agressive bird before either, she just wants to kill everything, even at top weight, so cant see a problem with black stuff.

Why go for huge falcons to fly at corvids (Game maybe)? They lack the agility and explosive speed of the medium sized birds, IMHO.

[Finnish]

She looks very nice. But then she is from a good breeder. :wink:

[Moritz]

Good luck with her, I hope I will see her in action.

Moritz

[Matt]

hows your new bird sean im hoping to see a few more pics of her at presant stage of training .
all the best matt

[Shaun Byrne]

She looks very nice. But then she is from a good breeder. :wink:

An excellent breeder mate IMO.

Quality over quantity and knows his ****, unlike many others. :D

[GriffMJ]

Lets have some pics with the hoods on :) !!!!!!!!

[BlueHawk]

Lets have some pics with the hoods on :) !!!!!!!!

Griff,

I'm going to post a pic of mine once the father in law comes back with his digital camera. He's hooding nicely now. Was going to ask what do you use to keep the hood in good condition?

Still no nylon braces yet mate :D

Gareth

[GriffMJ]

oh S**T...lol...I will get some in the post tomorrow.

Use a baby wipe to keep the hood clean of chick etc make sure that the gape edges are clean and DONT shove hood into hawking bag etc place hood in a hood holster (see ScreamingJay for one) when in the field and keep the hood in a dry place hung on a peg when not in use :)

[Shaun Byrne]

oh S**T...lol...I will get some in the post tomorrow.


:D :D :D

Should have kept your head down Griff :D

[BlueHawk]

Lets have some pics with the hoods on :) !!!!!!!!

Griff,

Now i've embarrassed you, please answer the question... :) :)
. Was going to ask what do you use to keep the hood in good condition?


Gareth

[GriffMJ]

lol....read my edit..... who's embarrased now....lol

[BlueHawk]

lol....read my edit..... who's embarrased now....lol

Already have one of SJ's holsters :D

And for those of you that don't have one.... GET ONE...

Oh and have lots of baby wipes...

Thanks Griff..