Category Archives: Apprenticeship
Creance – What not todo!
Well Odin has been on his holidays, thanks Sharron, and he seems to have settled done since. Before he went away I was having problems getting him gathered up and manned. Also he had a good voice on him as … Continue reading
Falconry and Running!!
It has been a few weeks since I posted an update and lots has gone on and Odin has progress well on his flying anf fitness. I am lucky I can fly him every day weather permitting. He has learnt … Continue reading
Free Flight and Slippers
Well it has been a few weeks since I let Odin go and allowed him to fly free at a local sports field. At the start he was only fling few yards to the glove but he has soon progressed … Continue reading
Free lofting!!
So it has been a week since I free lofted Odin and this has seen a few things changes. He is deffinitly more active moving around the aviary, watching what is going on. But he has also become a little … Continue reading
Parrots, Hunchbacks and Swings
Just a quick updateand one I hope makes you smile. So flight training is going well Odin is flying at 1 lb 7.4 ouncesand is straight to the glove 90% of the time. But he has become impatient as I … Continue reading
Into September and the Start of Flight Training
Things have started to become easier with him sitting on the glove ok, but still bating as I went into the aviary to collect him. Odin is now getting used to going on the scales to be weighed, so days … Continue reading
Second Week and more: What did I do wrong?
Well been a bit of delay since the forst week in adding post things have been busy this end with lessons learnt. Weekend away trip to club meeting and of course training Odin. The second week started well with Odin … Continue reading
The First Week of Nerves.
Monday: the first day, went out tocheck Odin was already after his first night in his new home and found him sitting quietly on the bow perch taking a look around. Tim, our ginger cat, had notcied something was now … Continue reading
Collecting the bird!!
As the club committe had decide that we could have a meeting at Junes in the marquee it seemed a good opportunity for me to collect the young harris hawk from Ernie. Well that put the pressure on to make … Continue reading
The Aviary Part II – the build
If you remember from the previous avairy post I had had a base laid ready for the avairy to go on. The avairy was booked to be delivered on the 1st August, by 2:00pm it hadn’t arrived so I call … Continue reading