God your dumb after presenting the food you don't pull it away it breaks the trust the bird has with the falconer. If anyone else is trying the way of exercising don't, it isn't good for your relationship with the bird. Even if she didn't have food in on her glove the call registers "food" in the birds mind and when the glove is pulled away the bird could eventually stop trusting you to provide a motive to return to the glove.
It would seem you know everything about being a smart ass...but not much about training hawks! The glove is pulled away at first when teaching her to follow on so she flies past and lands in the next tree; the call is different from her food call so she learns to just follow with that particular call and come for food with the other. The falconer is just learning so does not get it right first time. I hope that helps you understand the basics in hawk training,but probably not...
But this coming summer will be her first mault and she will have her first adult pulmage but she is a very social bird just like urs but mi dad is going to fatten her up so she moults but he wants to still touch her and take her in the garden and intract with her but ovs not fly her, but do you think interracting with her on her first mault is a good idea or should he just let her mault in her muse and just drop food in and not feed off the fist??
Most species of prey birds don't like being petted thought they're trained, they dont tolerate being scratched or toached and are not sociable. Harris hawk is an esception tending to have dog like behavior..
Is it true that Harris hawks are affectionate with their owners?
That depends on the bird, some are aggressive but from an early age I have played about with her,she will sit on my lap and sleep preen my eye brows,its nice to have a friendly bird but there really not pets, but I had a male that was very aggressive and would foot you at any opportunity,inprinted birds are more aggressive also.
she is heavy because she has been kept at a fat through the moult,so as you know after so many years she is kind of on auto pilot and will fly at almost any weight,but as my daughter is training her for the first time I let her start her from scratch,slowly bringing her weight down,so she can learn what to do step by step.
She hunts well at 2.2lb at that weight she has had Phesant,duck,partrage,rabbit,a 6.5lb hare,magpie's and even tried a goos one day.
she is being traind to follow on,meening she follows us,and flying on in front as we walk,pulling the glove in as she gets near is away to get her to do this un till she gets the idear of following us or the dog.
Thanks for putting this up, beautiful bird.
ColsterG 2 years ago
TOOK ITS TIME LOL
tigger00025 2 years ago
God your dumb after presenting the food you don't pull it away it breaks the trust the bird has with the falconer. If anyone else is trying the way of exercising don't, it isn't good for your relationship with the bird. Even if she didn't have food in on her glove the call registers "food" in the birds mind and when the glove is pulled away the bird could eventually stop trusting you to provide a motive to return to the glove.
8992297 2 years ago
It would seem you know everything about being a smart ass...but not much about training hawks! The glove is pulled away at first when teaching her to follow on so she flies past and lands in the next tree; the call is different from her food call so she learns to just follow with that particular call and come for food with the other. The falconer is just learning so does not get it right first time. I hope that helps you understand the basics in hawk training,but probably not...
hotcat67 2 years ago
But this coming summer will be her first mault and she will have her first adult pulmage but she is a very social bird just like urs but mi dad is going to fatten her up so she moults but he wants to still touch her and take her in the garden and intract with her but ovs not fly her, but do you think interracting with her on her first mault is a good idea or should he just let her mault in her muse and just drop food in and not feed off the fist??
thxs
chrissyboy2006 3 years ago
Great lookin Harris an 13 thats a gd age !
Mi and mi dad bought our first bird of prey
during august 2008 and she is a great bird and flys brilliantly and has caught a varied amount of game.
chrissyboy2006 3 years ago
Most species of prey birds don't like being petted thought they're trained, they dont tolerate being scratched or toached and are not sociable. Harris hawk is an esception tending to have dog like behavior..
Is it true that Harris hawks are affectionate with their owners?
beautywolfy 3 years ago
That depends on the bird, some are aggressive but from an early age I have played about with her,she will sit on my lap and sleep preen my eye brows,its nice to have a friendly bird but there really not pets, but I had a male that was very aggressive and would foot you at any opportunity,inprinted birds are more aggressive also.
hotcat67 3 years ago
lol my fhh is the same way lol
tigger00025 2 years ago
she is heavy because she has been kept at a fat through the moult,so as you know after so many years she is kind of on auto pilot and will fly at almost any weight,but as my daughter is training her for the first time I let her start her from scratch,slowly bringing her weight down,so she can learn what to do step by step.
She hunts well at 2.2lb at that weight she has had Phesant,duck,partrage,rabbit,a 6.5lb hare,magpie's and even tried a goos one day.
And no she has not been in a avairy.
hotcat67 3 years ago
is this the training step? Before hunting?
Birdbomb88 3 years ago
this is the next step after she is flown free,this is the first time she is taught to follow on.Then she will be enterd at game.
hotcat67 3 years ago
we have always trained our birds to follow on,she has no reason to follow unless you are going to put game up for her.
hotcat67 3 years ago
why do you keep the gauntlet away
lanetxgp1 4 years ago
she is being traind to follow on,meening she follows us,and flying on in front as we walk,pulling the glove in as she gets near is away to get her to do this un till she gets the idear of following us or the dog.
hotcat67 4 years ago
cool thanks for the info
lanetxgp1 4 years ago