Last Year's Bird

[Finnish]

Has anyone got there bird out from the moult yet :?: :?: :?:

If not when are you planning to. :?: :?: :?:

Finnish

[BFC 007]

not yet lee,pere/saker is still dropping so looks like end of september :(

[Wes]

Clou F R/T, Not really out, but have done a little manning, she dropping a lot of small feathers and dow lately, still needs to drop two more tail feathers. new tail is looking great.
Don't plan on dropping her back to hunting weight until mid to late Sept. because of heat. besides hunting season opens Oct 1st.
So I still have time, it's not uncommon to still have temps in the mid 90 deg. in Oct.
Wes

[Goose]

My saker has two primaries on each wing left and one set of tail feathers, ......not looking good for end of August :cry:

[Shaun Byrne]

Got 1 male HH out hunting, 1 big female HH moulted and ready, 1 small female HH still moulting, 1 big male HH moulted and ready, falcons are only about 1/2 way, flying a Sakerette through his moult.

[Goose]

Hi Hawka, How are you finding flying the sakerette, I tried to keep my female saker going through the summer, during the really hot weather we had she really struggled and eventually she had so many primarie missing I felt I had to put her up, but of course, now she is so far behind.

[Shaun Byrne]

Hi Hawka, How are you finding flying the sakerette, I tried to keep my female saker going through the summer, during the really hot weather we had she really struggled and eventually she had so many primarie missing I felt I had to put her up, but of course, now she is so far behind.

No problems at all Goose. He's been doing display work all summer, he's the fittest bird I've ever flown, 1lb 12 of solid muscle. We have to double lure him if he needs a good workout.

He's still dropping feathers all the time but normally only a pair, I guess they know when they need to hang on to them. :wink:

[BrianM]

tosca has been out for over a month now,, she was soaring like a good un tonight i recon 100 to 150 feet tonight ..., heres a pic i took tonight

[BrianM]

tosca

[Goose]

1lb 12 of solid muscle.

He's a big fella then? Any pics?

[Shaun Byrne]

1lb 12 of solid muscle.

He's a big fella then? Any pics?

I'll take one in the morning mate.

He's not very big at all but really muscled up. Had him on the kite at the start of the summer to get him going.

The Sakerette I had off matt is also flying at 1lb 12 and looks as big as a female.

[Dave G]

male harris will be a few more weeks then get him out for manning ,female red well shes manned through the moult as shes a steady bird shes fying on the creance at 3lb 4oz but hunts at 2lb 10 oz but still dropping a few feathers made a great pillow case from hers lol

[Adam Barrett]

Female harris has been out for about a month now and she is like a totally differant bird this year-very agressive and totaly fearless- im loving it 8) :lol: :wink:

[Goose]

Cheers Hawka.

[Wightwings]

looks like the misuss' male has almost done what he is going to do. Not a full moult this year but it is his first but he is conming out a lovely dark bird. just waiting for the tail to finish coming down and hard penning then will catch him up and start again with him........well Carol will i have the gos.... :D ........

[Falconry Equipment International]

2 of 3 intermewed peregrines back on lawn , last one being pulled over weekend ( twice intermewed) front to back , hawk of the year, intermewed last years hawk, thrice intermewed hawk. All falcons

[Shaun Byrne]

Nice looking birds there SJ, any chance of a close up of the far one?

[Wightwings]

read my mind there Shaun looks a a nic dark bird

[Falconry Equipment International]

Nice looking birds there SJ, any chance of a close up of the far one?
course there is( will post later on, BTW she is the pic in my avatar, although I wouldn't say she is thta dark :roll:

[Shikra]

hi SJ, excellent Peregrines u have, tell how can u manage them at moult as Peregrines r slow moulters?

[Peregrynne]

great looking birds SJ....would love to see the close ups as well

[LeighJauncey]

Nearly there........

1 more primary from each side (obviously) and a few body feathers and she'll be done.

[Hawkmaster]

Nearly there........

1 more primary from each side (obviously) and a few body feathers and she'll be done.

Lovely, where do you plan on flying this season and what quarry?

[LeighJauncey]

I'm kind of in two minds at the moment as she's an imprint and should breed next season I might not fly her - my ground down here isn't really suitable for a falcon. I flew her mainly up in
Dorset last year where the land is much better and the rooks more cooperative! However, I am very tempted!

[Peregrynne]

Leigh that is a spectacular looking bird. You say it's an imprint, but is it a hybrid or pure?

[LeighJauncey]

I suppose it depends what you mean by a hybrid! She's an eighth Barbary - so she's not really pure but that doesn't bother me in the slightest, I'm just really looking forward to flying one of her offspring next season (fingers crossed of course!).

[Finnish]

Hopfuly going to get the Gos out tomorrow cant wait.

[Albie]

Here is a last years pic of my friend Daves Female HH her name is Shadow.
She has been flying free for about a week now and the fitness training has begun.
He hopes to fly her at about 2lb 6oz.
Albie.. :wink:

[Shaun Byrne]

Bit rough round your way Nimbus, who nicked the cross bar?

[Albie]

I have always wondered why those to white posts were there minus the top bar, cause there's not two posts down the othe end!
Good ground for training birds though Hawka.
It's on the top of a hill overlooking our town of Brixham, we get a nice bit of wind for the birds to fly into, and the council keep the grass cut very short cause it's main use is for people to exercise their dogs.
People, dogs, vehicles all passing by which helps with the Manning prcess!
Albie.. :wink:

[Albie]

I forgot to put the O in process.
I had to say this cause there are people who read these posts just to pick fault with spellings etc.
How sad!!!
Albie..

[Shaun Byrne]

I have always wondered why those to white posts were there minus the top bar, cause there's not two posts down the othe end!
Good ground for training birds though Hawka.
It's on the top of a hill overlooking our town of Brixham, we get a nice bit of wind for the birds to fly into, and the council keep the grass cut very short cause it's main use is for people to exercise their dogs.
People, dogs, vehicles all passing by which helps with the Manning prcess!
Albie.. :wink:

Sounds spot on mate, bet you can get a good flight out of a longwing up there.

[Goose]

1lb 12 of solid muscle.

He's a big fella then? Any pics?

I'll take one in the morning mate.

He's not very big at all but really muscled up. Had him on the kite at the start of the summer to get him going.

The Sakerette I had off matt is also flying at 1lb 12 and looks as big as a female.

So where's my picy Hawka????????? :)

[Falconry Equipment International]

Nice looking birds there SJ, any chance of a close up of the far one?
Hi Shaun/ WW etc
here are a couple of pics taken by my bettwer half at the same time, sorry for unusual lighting, evening sun & she had the flash on the camera. hope you like em anyway

[Adam Barrett]

cracking looking bird there SJ mate.

what does she fly at? i pressume she is flown at game? :)

many thanks
adam

[Shaun Byrne]

1lb 12 of solid muscle.

He's a big fella then? Any pics?

Will this do :D

[Shaun Byrne]

One more :D

[Shaun Byrne]

Cracking looking bird there SJ, a credit to you.

[Goose]

Woww... thanks for the pics Hawka, "the muts nuts" springs to mind :D

[Finnish]

Gutted can't get the Gos out cause the two end feathers are about an inch short. :(

[Goose]

Here's a picy of me baby.....

[Shaun Byrne]

She looks nice mate.

[Falconry Equipment International]

cracking looking bird there SJ mate.

what does she fly at? i pressume she is flown at game? :)

many thanks
adam
last year she flew between 1.15 1/4 & 2lb0 1/2 oz she had 23 head last season( all pheasant)
HTH

[Falconry Equipment International]

Cracking looking bird there SJ, a credit to you.
thanks Shaun, so does yours, BTW have you got one of those digital SLR cameras?? great pics of JAKE

[Shaun Byrne]

Cracking looking bird there SJ, a credit to you.
thanks Shaun, so does yours, BTW have you got one of those digital SLR cameras?? great pics of JAKE

Cant take the credit for the photos SJ. A friend of mine is trying to make a living from Photography and spent a day with me. All I know is he had a Canon Digital camera with a few lenses. He took about 400 photos and gave me them on disk. He caught some great action.