Falconry!
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For me as a hobby-birder it is much easier to capture a big bird like this snowy-owl during a falconry-show or a smaller bird in a voliere than chasing wild birds in an out-door excursion ...
Suddenly this big hawk (red-tailed I guess) appeared from behind the sand hill and perched on top of an electricity pole near me and my wife. While I was taking pictures, somebody came down the hill, used a whistle several times, and swung a rope around to make some noise, apparently to call the bird back, and the bird followed the order.
We were super-impressed, it was a pity we were too far to talk to that person.
أوفني والحق مرضاتي ... أنت ترضابه ويرضيني
يالضنين الغالي الذاتي ... نظرتك من البعد تشفيني
تشفي جروحي وعلاتي ... وكل مايا منك يرضيني
أنت طبي دون دوياتي ... وانت ودي من الموديني
بانييكم بعض لوقاتي ...في الأمر ولكم مطيعييني
What a wonderful surprise mini photoshoot, I was lucky enough to have done just past week.
A woman had posted in our local city's online page, about looking for infomartion on the owners of an abandon property not far from me. So she could get permission to practice her Falcon there, amongst the trees. (She does Falconry)
I never shy away from an opportunity to capture unique moments in life. So I contacted her and asked for permission to come capture her bird as she practices it. I offered her all the photos (as I always do when meeting for the 1st time and thanking them for allowing me to capture their animals.)
And amazingly... she was more then willing and excited too.
So the moral of the story is... Don't shy away to ask when something rare and unique should find itself close to you to capture.
It's a great way to make new contacts and find yourself with futur chances to capture the beautiful wonders of the world!
I couldn't have asked for such a wonderful close-up experience with such a magnificent specie of Falcon.
I'm so happy I contact her and asked for this amazing opportunity.
So without a doubt... more to come from this amazing little photoshoot I had the pleasure to capture!...
شف حالتي صعبه ولا قلتلك ليش...حطيت نار الشوق من بعدك فراش
باقولك كلمه وخذها بلا طيش...تبقى بليلك كلم مايظلم فلاش
الحر يبقى حر لو يفقد الريش...لابد مايرجع كما كان يهتاش
Falconry is the ancient art and sport of training birds of prey to hunt in partnership with a handler. It combines skill, patience, trust, and deep respect for the bird.
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La fauconnerie est l’art et le sport ancestral consistant à dresser des oiseaux de proie pour chasser en partenariat avec un fauconnier. Elle allie savoir-faire, patience, confiance et profond respect de l’oiseau.
credit : Megan Dickson
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In our urban environment we have hardly a chance to spot predators in their environment. But we find falconries where we may spot wonderful birds
The Harris Hawk is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. Birds are sometimes reported at large in Western Europe, especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost certainly all refer to escapes from captivity..This one has been at large for some time and is thriving it jesses (leather strips around its legs to hold in a glove while hunting or handling the bird ) are broken and warm so not much chance of them getting tangled thankfully. .Was lucky enough to see it land and after a 40 minute stalk with badger in tow this is 1 of quite a few shots i got
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A harris hawk is caught split seconds before it lands
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Regards Clive