hawkanddog 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 (edited) Just a photo of my 3 Harris's Edited August 5, 2006 by hawkanddog Quote Link to post
hawkanddog 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Managed to add the photos this time :11: Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Managed to add the photos this time :11: Very nice mate! Good tidy birds that look in fine fettle, credit to you....... Quote Link to post
SeanTheHawker 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 looking good mate, do you fly them all as a cast? and how many males/females is there, cant really judge by teh pic Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I'll have a shot in the dark! 1 male 2 females . Quote Link to post
hawkanddog 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Yes your right 2 females and a male. The middle one is the male, I have only just aquired him. The 2 females I fly as a cast and hope to introduce him in to fly along with them. Then hopefully pair off and breed next year. The 2 females are a formidible team, cock pheasants being the speciality of the pair. Mind they have been known to take the odd silky bantam in the farm yard. They fly at 2-3 going up to 2-4 and 2-5 going to 2-7, the bigger female being a sonara. Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Yes your right 2 females and a male. The middle one is the male, I have only just aquired him. The 2 females I fly as a cast and hope to introduce him in to fly along with them. Then hopefully pair off and breed next year. The 2 females are a formidible team, cock pheasants being the speciality of the pair. Mind they have been known to take the odd silky bantam in the farm yard. They fly at 2-3 going up to 2-4 and 2-5 going to 2-7, the bigger female being a sonara. Very nice mate! thats a nice size Harris 2.7, the one's I produce here won't make no where near that! I have seen some large birds like your's and look pretty impresive, a Guy Called Craig Thomas breeds some around that stamp. I have a breeding pair for sale soon, the youngsters have been taken away and they at it again like Rabbits :whistle:. Quote Link to post
hawkanddog 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I will be asking your advice on the breeding side at the back end of the flying season if thats ok. I travelled down to the Midlands for the bigger female. The only thing with her, is she is arsey when she is at the top weight during the summer. Come to pick her up she is like a flying banshee, till the weight drops and I get her going. This bird did something I would never dream possible, she took a duck on the water in the middle of a gravel pit. She was sat half submerged on this mallard, I didnt know what to do, but I decided that I wasnt going to die trying to save her. I was busy tieing a stick to a creance line I had in my bag, when she flapped as though she was flying in the water and swam to shore towing the duck. I was amazed, I new Harris's are good, but this, well, I wouldnt believe it if someone said, yeah my hawk caught a duck on the water and swam ashore with it. Honest this is true. Loads of other thing I could write about, but probably bore you all Quote Link to post
Hywel 53 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 This bird did something I would never dream possible, she took a duck on the water in the middle of a gravel pit. She was sat half submerged on this mallard, I didnt know what to do, but I decided that I wasnt going to die trying to save her. I was busy tieing a stick to a creance line I had in my bag, when she flapped as though she was flying in the water and swam to shore towing the duck. I was amazed, I new Harris's are good, but this, well, I wouldnt believe it if someone said, yeah my hawk caught a duck on the water and swam ashore with it. Honest this is true. Loads of other thing I could write about, but probably bore you all Great stuff........... Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I will be asking your advice on the breeding side at the back end of the flying season if thats ok. I travelled down to the Midlands for the bigger female. The only thing with her, is she is arsey when she is at the top weight during the summer. Come to pick her up she is like a flying banshee, till the weight drops and I get her going. This bird did something I would never dream possible, she took a duck on the water in the middle of a gravel pit. She was sat half submerged on this mallard, I didnt know what to do, but I decided that I wasnt going to die trying to save her. I was busy tieing a stick to a creance line I had in my bag, when she flapped as though she was flying in the water and swam to shore towing the duck. I was amazed, I new Harris's are good, but this, well, I wouldnt believe it if someone said, yeah my hawk caught a duck on the water and swam ashore with it. Honest this is true. Loads of other thing I could write about, but probably bore you all No probs mate, if I can give you my two penneth worth I will. I think they're vastly under rated the poor old Harris's, some people move onto Gos's and find there kill ratio goes down compared to the style they used flying a Harris out of trees, its the pace I like with the Gos not so much how much head I take with one but more the edrenelin rush, there is a guy down here who flys a Harris who for the last few years has caught more head than me each season and I have no doubt he will repeat it this season. Write a few more things mate you won't bore me thats for sure, it would be good if other people did the same and liven it up a bit, I love to read about people Hawking adventures. Cheers Tony Quote Link to post
Guest carra Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Managed to add the photos this time :11: Very nice mate! Good tidy birds that look in fine fettle, credit to you....... they dont look in fine fettle to me , look close and see what ime refering to ...... Quote Link to post
hawkanddog 0 Posted August 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 they dont look in fine fettle to me , look close and see what ime refering to ...... If you have something to say, SAY IT, I am a great believer in taking fair critisim, WHATS YOUR POINT? Quote Link to post
Guest carra Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 they dont look in fine fettle to me , look close and see what ime refering to ...... If you have something to say, SAY IT, I am a great believer in taking fair critisim, WHATS YOUR POINT? my mistake i must need to goto speck savers lol if you look at the bird on the right of that pic it looks like its needing it beak copeing but i never thought about clicking on the pic to try and zoom in lol its the leg of the garden chair ..... Quote Link to post
hawkanddog 0 Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Ok, but think before you print. If its beak was the size of that garden chair, I would need to take a chain saw to it. Quote Link to post
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