Killing machine

 

Wow gorgeous
Got any more pics

 

Look at the claws (talons?) on that!

 

Yea talons, you can't really get a feel for its size of these pics, I will get some better ones up. His feet aren't far of the size of a mans hand!

 

i want to see its face better, whats that on its head?

 

Lovely looking bird, where do you even buy something like that as I looked in pets at home but they must have been out of stock with Christmas and all.

What are the leather gimp masks for?

 

Stunning,

 

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That made me laugh!

 

Lol it's a hood, basically keeps em calm.

 

Aaahhhh so that's why uncle used to wear one

 

Wow ya don't see many of them about

 

Edited - can't see pics to good on phone


Looks a decent size male of female as its hard to tell off phone ?

Here's my mates .

 

Infact on re look it could be wind sweep... Was it windy ?

 

Yea it was windy,thats one of the reasons he had his hood on as he kept baiting, that's a lovely looking bird in that pic mate, this is my mates second goldey in 2009 he was flying a 2 year old that he had imported from Germany. He had permission to fly on a lot of land in Durham and went up to fly one day with my brother, they had been there a couple hours any way bird got a flight to go over the brow of a hill and they couldn't find him so out with the telemetry turns out he flew a bit distance and landed just on the edge of a wood in the long grass wings spread as they walked up they thought he had just had a kill but he hadn't so they started to panic as the goldey couldn't seem to fold his wing in they assumed it was broke, so went straight to vets had X-rays etc turns out to have gun shot shrapnel in his wing unbelievably someone had deliberately shot him, it was a long healing process nursing him back to health but is now flying as a demonstration bird

 

Yea male mate. You ever flown female?

 

I've flown both male and female... Mate

 

Heard a few people say females a quite aggressive? There must be a lot of size difference in the flesh?

 

Jesus dirty bastards...... Anyone that shoot a BOP wants hanging..!


I'd your mate hoods again tell him to hood him on a static perch and not a swing perch as he will struggle to regain balance ... Probably only on there for the pic any way and hooded ... Good stuff mate

 

This is what female birds do to you when they miss prey ... Lucky it was only one talon but it when straight through and punctured my tongue

 

Sorry to hear about the bird being shot. Their really are some assholes about. I know there are a few people getting the arse with red kites and a few have been killed via various means over Oxford way.
One things for sure if I ever saw one of our guys even point a gun at anything other than things on the kill list I would press for prosecution. It sickens me to see someone shoot something like that.

 

Yea will do mate, it was because he was doing work on his aviary. Do you get on IFF? Get some Piccys up of some days out flying

I'll get a few more pics of his eagle an gos's

 

Ouch! You where lucky it was not more serious....

 

The police did get ivlovled not sure what happend in the end. It's disgusting mate I read some game keepers where setting bait traps with poison trying to kill a wild pair in Scotland as they where taking all the game.

 

I'm on IFF but hardly ever post my best mates on there a lot he puts our pics up sometimes .. On call for the IBR and DEFRA.. I collect the lost birds etc and return.

 

This thread needs pics. Come on guys show is these awesome birds.
We've seen half of the owners wives so this should be a doddle.

 

Yup they could have been another 7 to go in me lol... Hospital and glue sorted it lol

 

Good stuff mate, it's surprising how many people are getting into it, bad thing really because most dont look after them, I've only had Harris hawks and sparrow hawks wich was great fun and I loved but I had good mentors to help me when I was learning alot buy them not having a IMO

Cheers

 

Female Harris hawk, first day I got her
Brilliant bird

 

I've done falconry since I was 8...

A few of my collection and old birds


https://passionford.com/forum/pictur...g-fleet-2.html

 

Cool thread Matt.

 

There's loads more but I'm at work and should be working lol

 

Looks lovely and sharp mate .

 

Lovely birds these.