Working with the Raptor Birds

donnamatrix · 05-20-2011, 09:04 AM

ON May 21, I will be spending the day with Nancy Cowan, the founder of the NH School of Falconry. If anyone attended the NH Fish&Game day about a month ago, you may have met Nancy, her husband and their falcons and hawks. I am tremendously excited to do this. Will be working with a Harris Hawk and a Peregrine falcon (fastest bird alive, pulls 7Gs when they plummet from the sky to snag prey). Will post an update.

Jonas Pilot · 05-20-2011, 01:31 PM

I hope you'll have some pictures to share.

donnamatrix · 05-20-2011, 03:05 PM

Well, my hubby is a non-participating attendee - meaning he gets to watch and take lots of photos! I hope they turn out as well as the pix that Airedale takes. I recommend everyone go to next year's Fish & Game day-it's free, it's fun, Nancy and her birds are there, the Squam Lakes Science Center and Audubon do presentations F&G has a Kid's Fishing Clinic, similar to what they do for us during the Meredith Rotary Fishing Derby in February. I will post pix and comments!

pam.in.ny · 05-20-2011, 03:23 PM

I bet you are excited. How wonderful to have such an opportunity. I also hope we get to see some photos and get to read some tales. This sounds so exciting. Have fun!

Lucy Goose · 05-23-2011, 10:36 AM

I would love to do that. I spent a day at the British School of Falconry in Manchester VT a few years ago with a Harris Hawk. It was awesome to be able to work with the birds. Do they need volunteers?

Lakesrider · 05-23-2011, 05:06 PM

So? How did it go? Pictures a plenty to post I am sure! Come on......

donnamatrix · 05-24-2011, 01:22 PM

Hi
I have tried unsuccessfully to either upload or attach photos .. I even sent Webmaster Don an email ... tell me how to do this (I've done it before only with my avatar).... I'll post 'em tonight.

donnamatrix · 05-25-2011, 07:39 AM

Let's try this: I think it worked!!
This is me working with the Harris Hawk

Rattlesnake Gal · 05-25-2011, 12:24 PM

That must have been so much fun!!! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

05-20-2011, 09:04 AM	#1
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Working with the Raptor Birds ON May 21, I will be spending the day with Nancy Cowan, the founder of the NH School of Falconry. If anyone attended the NH Fish&Game day about a month ago, you may have met Nancy, her husband and their falcons and hawks. I am tremendously excited to do this. Will be working with a Harris Hawk and a Peregrine falcon (fastest bird alive, pulls 7Gs when they plummet from the sky to snag prey). Will post an update.

05-20-2011, 01:31 PM	#2
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Sounds cool! I hope you'll have some pictures to share.

05-20-2011, 03:05 PM	#3
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Raptor bird photos Well, my hubby is a non-participating attendee - meaning he gets to watch and take lots of photos! I hope they turn out as well as the pix that Airedale takes. I recommend everyone go to next year's Fish & Game day-it's free, it's fun, Nancy and her birds are there, the Squam Lakes Science Center and Audubon do presentations F&G has a Kid's Fishing Clinic, similar to what they do for us during the Meredith Rotary Fishing Derby in February. I will post pix and comments!

05-24-2011, 01:22 PM	#7
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	How do I get photos up Hi I have tried unsuccessfully to either upload or attach photos .. I even sent Webmaster Don an email ... tell me how to do this (I've done it before only with my avatar).... I'll post 'em tonight.

05-25-2011, 07:39 AM	#8
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Trying to get photos up Let's try this: I think it worked!! This is me working with the Harris Hawk Attached Images

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05-20-2011, 03:23 PM	#4
pam.in.ny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 92 Thanks: 99 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	I bet you are excited. How wonderful to have such an opportunity. I also hope we get to see some photos and get to read some tales. This sounds so exciting. Have fun!

05-23-2011, 10:36 AM	#5
Lucy Goose Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 228 Thanks: 29 Thanked 108 Times in 29 Posts	I would love to do that. I spent a day at the British School of Falconry in Manchester VT a few years ago with a Harris Hawk. It was awesome to be able to work with the birds. Do they need volunteers?

05-23-2011, 05:06 PM	#6
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	So? How did it go? Pictures a plenty to post I am sure! Come on......

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05-25-2011, 12:24 PM	#9
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Lucky! That must have been so much fun!!! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.