Falconry Displays

Well the weather is a little warmer now after the coldest spring on record. Leaves are very late in showing and the swallows have only just returned to where I exercise the birds. I saw my first swifts yesterday and first house martin today.

We are preparing for the limited numbers of events we do have with some trepidation with a team containing two many untried birds because of the pandemic.  But I will do my best and see what happens. I am minded now firmly to event preparation.

Anyway we are flying ‘Sprite’ our Peregrine again. He was supposed to be going to another falconer on permanent loan – to fly for pleasure. He did not quite work out due to covid and so he remains with us. So he is flying again and for him it needs the right event – plenty of open space – but first he needs to get fit. He is such a clever flier and feels he can do a better job flying at me rather than the lure! which is a bit hairy. Some birds are like this and you just learn how to dance out of the way.

Here a picture of him from yesterday after just having caught the lure down at the field.