owls verses falconry

[Barbary Boy]

Owls are really lovely i like them a lot, they make excellent subjects for avieries in pairs and breed quite well,unfortunatly most so called falconry centers have pushed the owl boat out too far,(harry potter didnt help)and now every one wants a cute little owl,if you want to keep owls fine,if you want to take up falconry get a falconry bird not an owl!

[Boobook]

Owls are really lovely i like them a lot, they make excellent subjects for avieries in pairs and breed quite well,unfortunatly most so called falconry centers have pushed the owl boat out too far,(harry potter didnt help)and now every one wants a cute little owl,if you want to keep owls fine,if you want to take up falconry get a falconry bird not an owl!

What's this - state the bleedin obvious day? ;)

[HunterPaul]

What's this - state the bleedin obvious day? ;)
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha lol lol lol ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ...changes pants..ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha oh nuts got to change again ...tries to stop laughing but cant....

[Graham Stuart]

Who is bb addressing his statement too, i thought i was a falconer and now that ive only got an owl i know im not, sob sob sob im just off to hang myself:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Heike]

Owls are really lovely i like them a lot, they make excellent subjects for avieries in pairs and breed quite well,unfortunatly most so called falconry centers have pushed the owl boat out too far,(harry potter didnt help)and now every one wants a cute little owl,if you want to keep owls fine,if you want to take up falconry get a falconry bird not an owl!

What is the point of this, I have got both a euoropean eagle owl and a harris hawk, so where does that put me?

[HunterPaul]

your harry potters big sis ...jemima parry potter....

[Heike]

Im a guy, you trying to insinuate sumfink, ps. wot you doing saturday?

[HunterPaul]

what every good falconer should be doing on a saturday...avoiding any football.... no insult meant madame... but couldnt resist the jemima parry potter..and I had to get it in some how...

[IAmTheWeasel]

The title of this thread was an oxymoron wasn't it?

[SakerYZF]

Haha , well i liked it HP ,

[Wightwings]

What's this - state the bleedin obvious day?
:supz: :roll: :lol: :lol:

[Barbary Boy]

What is the point of this, I have got both a euoropean eagle owl and a harris hawk, so where does that put me?
what you got the eagle owl for?

[UKJay's Nursey]

same here we have an euro eagle owl and an harris hawk

as for cute little owl comment have you ever seen an EEO take prey down?? and then try to get it off its quarry its far from cute , chain mail and full body armour comes to mind

[Wightwings]

i have seen EEO on food but never prey:roll: ......but i agree they hav a grip and a "temper" you would not ****e about with:twisted:

[Barbary Boy]

was harry potter a falconer or was he just a film charector?if he is why isnt he a member of this forum defending himself?

[Wightwings]

too busy playing with hymiyonie mate...........kids today hey......

[Harrisii]

was harry potter a falconer or was he just a film charector?if he is why isnt he a member of this forum defending himself?


why have an owl when ye can fly yersel, broom, broom,

so owls aint falconry?? is hawking falconry then??
who is jammima parry potter? this is all too confusing for me.

[Tr1gger]

too busy playing with hymiyonie mate...........kids today hey......

:lol:

I wouldnt like to get in between a eeo and its prey

[Osiris]

:lol:

I wouldnt like to get in between a eeo and its prey

Lol Tr1gger

From what i have noticed with you with my EEO (and helens) and also beethoven........ you are the PREY!!!!! :D :twisted: :lol:

[Moses]

well if u saw the news on bbc yesterday , european owls rock :D nice to see one grabbing a rabbit and flying with it towards her babies :D

[Pitbull]

Owls are really lovely i like them a lot, they make excellent subjects for avieries in pairs and breed quite well,unfortunatly most so called falconry centers have pushed the owl boat out too far,(harry potter didnt help)and now every one wants a cute little owl,if you want to keep owls fine,if you want to take up falconry get a falconry bird not an owl!

i suppose your so called falconry centres are really BOP centres but not everyone can have the same name, the centres are set up to educate. I suppose it depends on if they are there to educate only.
Supply and demand or Demand and supply

[The New Kid]

too busy playing with hymiyonie mate...........kids today hey......

I wouldn't object to that... mmm... emma watson... mmm....

Greg the Tasteless =op

[HawkMan69UK]

why have an owl when ye can fly yersel, broom, broom,

so owls aint falconry?? is hawking falconry then??
who is jammima parry potter? this is all too confusing for me. :P :P :Ppml

[Tr1gger]

I wouldn't object to that... mmm... emma watson... mmm....

Greg the Tasteless =op

:lol: m8 thats a gd one

[IAmTheWeasel]

Picture this.........A falconry meet in in action and there stands a group of falconers with their charges upon their fists....Harris's, Red-tails, peregrines, sakers etc etc etc bird after bird after bird.....then on down the line stands one poor guy with a EEO on the fist.........Now, think of the relation to this......Thousands of years ago, a group of cavemen got ready for the big hunt....some made spears out of flint rock and sticks while others made bow and arrow .....on down the line was the poor guy with a 5lbs rock in his hand.....sure the rock looked big and impressive and it could even be deadly once in awhile.....doesn't mean it's the right tool for the job thought!

[Barbary Boy]

still dont think owls are good "falconry"subjects. sorry, i do love them though.

[Blaze]

Why dont you get one n have a go bb.......You never know you might fall in love:heart: ......As the saying goes .....
You Cant Knock It Till You'v Tried It ;)

[Coedhirion]

Ok so where dos some one who flies a peregrine x saker, a Gos and a Harris and would love a Great grey, and will probably have a little owl next year fit in.
A falconer, a Hawker or just an Owl lover ???? Or just me !!!

[RabbitHawker]

Most of us are austringers not falconers, so we should get that right, in fact what are people who fly broad wings called, neither of the above.
Some owls are real killers, I caught a Great Horned owl this summer, it will chase bolted rabbits, and kill anything in reach.

[Smelleken]

Barbary Boy,

Owls have nothing to do with Falconry, you mostly can't hunt with them. And Falconry is the art of training and HUNT with a bird of prey. Though keeping them can be very interesting, like people who breed Parrot's and similar birds.
But those guys don't call themselves Falconers either, although they can carry them on the fist like a bird of prey.

The question is: are Owls Falconry birds ?? The answer is no. But in the past Eagle Owls where sometimes used as a decoy to attract Crows, to be shot by hunters.

Robert

[Barbary Boy]

i have bred scores of barn owls in the past most were for release and once had a eeo i have allso had numerouse rescued owls. i love owls and if i had the time would love a huge owl collection, i allso have no problem with anyone keeping them, i just dont think they are "falconry" birds in the general sense some people do fly the larger ones at quarry and well done to them,but most owls are kept as glorified pets, in my opinion they are best kept in pairs for breeding. no one ever bothered with them until the modern craze for falconry centers swept across the country,showing these birds at centers is an excellent educational tool, unfortunatly loads of people then get one, and a lot of theme are so cheap! they then proudly stand there and announce to the world "im into falconry me". of course you can be into falconry and keep owls as well lets just get things into perspective. horses for courses and all that.

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Hmmm Tony Warburton has just said the same thing on BBC2!

Personally I prefer to see owls in the wild (saw a Barn Owl last night for instance, and several tawnys) I have flown and handled owls from little owls up to Great Horned and just dont like seeing them tethered or on the fist.

FHF

[Barbary Boy]

i think tony warburton(dosnt he bake exceedingly good bread) hit the nail on the head when he talked about the "rambo" mentality,most people who fly eagle owls would probably prefer a goldie! but there is over £4000 difference in price, so for under £200 you can be rambo with an eagle owl. sorted.

[FlameHairedFalconer]

i think tony warburton(dosnt he bake exceedingly good bread) hit the nail on the head when he talked about the "rambo" mentality,most people who fly eagle owls would probably prefer a goldie! but there is over £4000 difference in price, so for under £200 you can be rambo with an eagle owl. sorted.

And take them down the pub <sigh> :(

[Barbary Boy]

and to the local hunt!

[NGuruve]

haha i agree with the fact that owls arent proper falcory birds and are in another group but watching the program on bbc2 they are efficiant hunters and surely can be used effectivly by the right person

[Barbary Boy]

yeah harry fu**ing potter!

[OutFlying]

yeah harry fu**ing potter!

With night vision..............

[Barbary Boy]

and a big wand?

[Bird_Dog]

Ya know, I've never seen Harry Potter. What's it about? Owls?? When I fly my peregrine every evening as the sun goes down and I hear a Great-Horned Owl hooting in the distance, I say to myself "die you damn falcon killer."

--BIRD_DOG

[Barbary Boy]

eggfugginzactly m8

[Harrisii]

now. now boys, live and let live.
over here our owls do no harm to our sport, unless you live in north yorks' and you fly a buzzard, and they are a great sight to see in their natural environs.
no, they are not strictly falconry birds and no they are not strictly birds of prey but they do give a lot of people plenty of fun and enjoyment both falconers and non falconry people. (harry potter mania aside).

buy them, love them, fly them, and respect them i say.