A couple pics – more info later if I have time/energy.
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We sorted her feet out immediately after the above picture was taken.
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Diary of a Mad Natural Historian
"It's easy enough to stand still. The difficulty is to walk without touching the ground."
She’s gorgeous. Congratulations!
What’s that doozy on its head? And that’s one gorgeous bird, very cool to see pictures of it so close-up. Wish I knew more about birds.
Damn!
Sam – it’s a hood. It keeps her calm during the initial get-acquainted period (more properly, manning and early taming) and will continue to be used throughout her life.
*Sigh* I thought I didn’t want one, was looking forward to a falcon-free summer, but now that I see yours…
RKO’C – after just leaving a ‘respect the nature of the beast’ post over at your blog, I gotta admit – I’m completely infatuated. Time for more carriage…
Lovely. As I said to Pluvialis about her incoming Gos: ENVY!!!!
She is very dark. I like that.
So now you have a redtail and a falcon?
Steve – I think she’s beautiful, but I may be suffering from the falconer’s version of kennel blindness. Yes – I now have 2 – the RT and the Peregrine. I’ve thought about hacking the RT back or passing him to someone else, and I may yet, but he’s such an (knock wood) easy keeper – just take him to flying weight and go hawking – that I hesitate to let him go.