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02/11/2014 12:12:11 AM · #1 |
| These guys are flying their paragliders at Torrey Pines and the San Pasqual Valley in San Diego, and launching their hawks to glide with them... |
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02/11/2014 12:30:39 AM · #2 |
| I wonder what the birds think of it... |
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02/11/2014 03:03:20 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by tanguera:
I wonder what the birds think of it... |
Food, food? |
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02/11/2014 09:10:27 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by tome:
Originally posted by tanguera:
I wonder what the birds think of it... |
Food, food? |
Well, yeah, cause the falconers/hawkers are the ones feeding and caring for the birds. But apart from that, who knows? There are certainly enough raptors who leave the fist and decide to just keep going. |
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02/11/2014 11:08:15 PM · #5 |
| Birds form a special bond with "their" people. |
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02/11/2014 11:33:17 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Birds form a special bond with "their" people. |
Agreed. Many falconers will get their birds when they are very young; often times even taking them from the nest when they are babies. They call it "imprinting."
My dad has lost a few birds over the years. I remember when I was a teen he had a Prairie Falcon that slipped away. He hadn't had the bird for very long, so it apparently wasn't totally committed to the bond. Even with telemetry he wasn't able to track it down. My dad was pretty broken up about it, because he did get the falcon as a baby. He could only hope that it was able to survive without him. |
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02/12/2014 10:26:58 AM · #7 |
I saw the title of the thread, and wondered if somebody was doing something to Stephen?
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02/12/2014 11:09:46 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by ambaker:
I saw the title of the thread, and wondered if somebody was doing something to Stephen? |
Funny, he was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title too. |
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02/12/2014 01:41:29 PM · #9 |
I thought Langdon was selling parachutes........
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02/12/2014 09:19:33 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Birds form a special bond with "their" people. |
Agreed. Many falconers will get their birds when they are very young; often times even taking them from the nest when they are babies. They call it "imprinting."
My dad has lost a few birds over the years. I remember when I was a teen he had a Prairie Falcon that slipped away. He hadn't had the bird for very long, so it apparently wasn't totally committed to the bond. Even with telemetry he wasn't able to track it down. My dad was pretty broken up about it, because he did get the falcon as a baby. He could only hope that it was able to survive without him. |
Does your dad still fly birds? I've been fascinated with raptors and falconry since I was very young, but doubt I could get a bird to full yarak. I even corresponded with Sam Barnes over in Wales, he had a female Berkut named Atalanta. Huge golden eagle from the Steppes, massive wingspan. He sent me some of her down. It barely fit in the envelope. |
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02/12/2014 10:15:34 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Birds form a special bond with "their" people. |
Agreed. Many falconers will get their birds when they are very young; often times even taking them from the nest when they are babies. They call it "imprinting."
My dad has lost a few birds over the years. I remember when I was a teen he had a Prairie Falcon that slipped away. He hadn't had the bird for very long, so it apparently wasn't totally committed to the bond. Even with telemetry he wasn't able to track it down. My dad was pretty broken up about it, because he did get the falcon as a baby. He could only hope that it was able to survive without him. |
Does your dad still fly birds? I've been fascinated with raptors and falconry since I was very young, but doubt I could get a bird to full yarak. I even corresponded with Sam Barnes over in Wales, he had a female Berkut named Atalanta. Huge golden eagle from the Steppes, massive wingspan. He sent me some of her down. It barely fit in the envelope. |
Yup, my dad has a Harris Hawk right now that he's had for a few years. You can see a few photos of it in his portfolio here ( bewit). There's a link to his Pbase site on there too. I don't think he's ever had a eagle of any kind before. Mainly just hawks, falcons, and a couple owls that I know of. Imagine holding your arm up with an eagle on it? Sam must work out, yikes!
If you're ever out West, and were interested, I bet my dad would love to take you on a "hunt." Or maybe he knows someone in your area that he could connect you with. Shall I ask? |
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02/13/2014 11:24:19 AM · #12 |
| Wow, really cool, thanks for sharing! |
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02/13/2014 04:43:56 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by snaffles:
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Birds form a special bond with "their" people. |
Agreed. Many falconers will get their birds when they are very young; often times even taking them from the nest when they are babies. They call it "imprinting."
My dad has lost a few birds over the years. I remember when I was a teen he had a Prairie Falcon that slipped away. He hadn't had the bird for very long, so it apparently wasn't totally committed to the bond. Even with telemetry he wasn't able to track it down. My dad was pretty broken up about it, because he did get the falcon as a baby. He could only hope that it was able to survive without him. |
Does your dad still fly birds? I've been fascinated with raptors and falconry since I was very young, but doubt I could get a bird to full yarak. I even corresponded with Sam Barnes over in Wales, he had a female Berkut named Atalanta. Huge golden eagle from the Steppes, massive wingspan. He sent me some of her down. It barely fit in the envelope. |
Yup, my dad has a Harris Hawk right now that he's had for a few years. You can see a few photos of it in his portfolio here ( bewit). There's a link to his Pbase site on there too. I don't think he's ever had a eagle of any kind before. Mainly just hawks, falcons, and a couple owls that I know of. Imagine holding your arm up with an eagle on it? Sam must work out, yikes!
If you're ever out West, and were interested, I bet my dad would love to take you on a "hunt." Or maybe he knows someone in your area that he could connect you with. Shall I ask? |
The Canadian Raptor Conservancy is not too far from me, though still a few hours' drive; they usually fly a Harris hawk in their shows, along with either a barn or great horned owl, a redtail, a kestrel and both immature bald eagles and a golden.. I know that McGill had raptors at some point, don't know if they still do. I am southeast of Ottawa, and I know they use falcons at the airport but that's about it.
I would be surprised if Sam Barnes is still around, he would be way up there! I believe he was in his 70s when I contacted him and I was about 13 at the time. Read about them in a book called Bird of Jove; forget the author's name. (BTW as Berkuts weigh 12-15lbs, most of the falconers in the Khirgiz Steppes fly them from horseback - with a special crutch built onto the saddle so they can put their arm their while carrying around an eagle all day! Does your dad read C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series? |
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02/15/2014 11:47:21 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
The Canadian Raptor Conservancy is not too far from me, though still a few hours' drive; they usually fly a Harris hawk in their shows, along with either a barn or great horned owl, a redtail, a kestrel and both immature bald eagles and a golden.. I know that McGill had raptors at some point, don't know if they still do. I am southeast of Ottawa, and I know they use falcons at the airport but that's about it.
I would be surprised if Sam Barnes is still around, he would be way up there! I believe he was in his 70s when I contacted him and I was about 13 at the time. Read about them in a book called Bird of Jove; forget the author's name. (BTW as Berkuts weigh 12-15lbs, most of the falconers in the Khirgiz Steppes fly them from horseback - with a special crutch built onto the saddle so they can put their arm their while carrying around an eagle all day! Does your dad read C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series? |
Sent you a PM.
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