Sprout the Merlin
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Sprout the Merlin
Not something I expected to see on my evening walk. A young merlin being trained. A pity it was almost sunset which made getting decent pics tricky as I hadn't taken a very good lens with me as I wasn't expecting to see anything interesting...
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Lovely little birds
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suffolk si wrote: βThu Sep 21 2023 21:31 -Indeed. And gourmet dining on quail!Lovely little birds
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Is that the merlin on the left?
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davelumb wrote: βThu Sep 21 2023 20:51 -Not something I expected to see on my evening walk. A young merlin being trained. A pity it was almost sunset which made getting decent pics tricky as I hadn't taken a very good lens with me as I wasn't expecting to see anything interesting...
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Very nice Dave and quite an unusual sight to see.
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Will Smith wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 09:48 -The chap has other merlin, three I think he said. A pair of peregrines and a couple of Harris hawks. But he's downsizing and passing a couple of the larger birds on to new homes.Very nice Dave and quite an unusual sight to see.
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The merlin had only been in training for a couple of weeks and the Harris he had with him even less. A pity it was so dark or I might have got some better pics. Most were out of focus or just plain crap! But interesting to see and listen to the chap talking about his birds.
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Superb. Love birds of prey.
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Lovely birds, I notice the Merlin has a tracking device on it, must make it easier to find lost birds.
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davelumb wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 10:43 -It is a subject that has long fascinated me Dave and have often thought about taking up the sport of hunting with birds, maybe one day .Will Smith wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 09:48 -The chap has other merlin, three I think he said. A pair of peregrines and a couple of Harris hawks. But he's downsizing and passing a couple of the larger birds on to new homes.Very nice Dave and quite an unusual sight to see.
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The merlin had only been in training for a couple of weeks and the Harris he had with him even less. A pity it was so dark or I might have got some better pics. Most were out of focus or just plain crap! But interesting to see and listen to the chap talking about his birds.
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martin(rockape) wrote: βSat Sep 23 2023 08:27 -That's right.Lovely birds, I notice the Merlin has a tracking device on it, must make it easier to find lost birds.
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Will Smith wrote: βSat Sep 23 2023 10:36 -This chap said he doesn't hunt much these days. He's hoping to train these two new birds to fly to a drone in the case of the merlin and to a remote control model aeroplane, made of some kind of foam, that looks like a crow for the hawk! His plan with the drone is to suspend a lure from it on a mechanism that will let the lure fall free so the merlin will stoop to the lure.davelumb wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 10:43 -It is a subject that has long fascinated me Dave and have often thought about taking up the sport of hunting with birds, maybe one day .Will Smith wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 09:48 -The chap has other merlin, three I think he said. A pair of peregrines and a couple of Harris hawks. But he's downsizing and passing a couple of the larger birds on to new homes.Very nice Dave and quite an unusual sight to see.
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The merlin had only been in training for a couple of weeks and the Harris he had with him even less. A pity it was so dark or I might have got some better pics. Most were out of focus or just plain crap! But interesting to see and listen to the chap talking about his birds.
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davelumb wrote: βSat Sep 23 2023 19:04 -Well, as longs he enjoys that, I don't suppose he is doing an harm.martin(rockape) wrote: βSat Sep 23 2023 08:27 -That's right.Lovely birds, I notice the Merlin has a tracking device on it, must make it easier to find lost birds.
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Will Smith wrote: βSat Sep 23 2023 10:36 -This chap said he doesn't hunt much these days. He's hoping to train these two new birds to fly to a drone in the case of the merlin and to a remote control model aeroplane, made of some kind of foam, that looks like a crow for the hawk! His plan with the drone is to suspend a lure from it on a mechanism that will let the lure fall free so the merlin will stoop to the lure.davelumb wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 10:43 -It is a subject that has long fascinated me Dave and have often thought about taking up the sport of hunting with birds, maybe one day .Will Smith wrote: βFri Sep 22 2023 09:48 -The chap has other merlin, three I think he said. A pair of peregrines and a couple of Harris hawks. But he's downsizing and passing a couple of the larger birds on to new homes.Very nice Dave and quite an unusual sight to see.
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The merlin had only been in training for a couple of weeks and the Harris he had with him even less. A pity it was so dark or I might have got some better pics. Most were out of focus or just plain crap! But interesting to see and listen to the chap talking about his birds.
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I bet it made your day dave it would have mine, love pics that make me think, thank you.
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gary j stockton wrote: βSun Sep 24 2023 14:57 -Cheers. Yes it did make my previously dull day.I bet it made your day dave it would have mine, love pics that make me think, thank you.