wag 13 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 well i finally fetched him today he is a 5 year old male harris . i weighed him when i got home he weighed in at 1.9 fat little get and he fed off the fist so it aint going to bad really for the first night.the misses took a few picks for you arnie take alook [att chment=20294:harris_hawk_012.jpg] Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Nice one mate , time for the fun to begin and a bit of sport for you mate !! Cheers Jasper Quote Link to post
Kat 3 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Nice one hope you have lots of fun with him. Was there a reason you went for an older bird? Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 You can't beat a older Bird with all that experience :tongue4: , some older hawks ain't to bad to fly either ... Quote Link to post
bullet 125 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 cant wait till mine get to the manning stage let alone the flying stage Quote Link to post
wag 13 Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 (edited) Has he been hunted before ? and at what weight ?. no he has not been hunted before he was used for display work but he killed 4 times while he was being flown in display, so the gentleman could not use him for display anymore because of this. He was flown at 1lb 6.5oz, in display, but i think his hunting weight will be slightly lower!!! The reason for me getting him also, is that my 10 year old daughter has taken a great interest in falconry too. Edited August 23, 2007 by wag Quote Link to post
Guest shaheen Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Has he been hunted before ? and at what weight ?. no he has not been hunted before he was used for display work but he killed 4 time while he was being flown in display, so the gentleman could not use him for display anymore because of this. He was flown at 1lb 6.5oz, in display, but i think his hunting weight will be slightly lower!!! The reason for me getting him also, is that my 10 year old daughter has taken a great interest in falconry too. Glad you got him today mate ,i'll give you a phone call later and see how you two are doing Shaheen. Quote Link to post
Guest shaheen Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Oh and another thing mate did the guy asked if he could come out with us and see my fella like he mentioned before? Shaheen. Quote Link to post
wag 13 Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 here is some more photos from today Quote Link to post
ozty 0 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Cracking looking bird that wag hes gonna do the buisness alright, good luck mate Quote Link to post
Fletcher 0 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Good luck with him it'll be interesting to see how he adapts to hunting, he'll think he's died and gone to heaven. Quote Link to post
wag 13 Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 (edited) just a quick up date on his progress. well had him feeding on the fist again yesterday then put him out thismorning with a bath he is now having a play in the water and loving every second of it its quite good fun too watch him in there really .so everything is going well at the mo touch wood Edited August 25, 2007 by wag Quote Link to post
wag 13 Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 here he is drying out after his bath i am real pleased with him he has settled in well i hope its all up hill with him now. attachment=20401:harris_hawk_062.jpg] Quote Link to post
crossy 0 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 (edited) nice bird Edited August 25, 2007 by crossy Quote Link to post
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