Thank you very much! I love being out in the field...!

@@hawkinsfalconry me also, good luck hawking.

Great thanks.

How many Goshawks have you flown?. Anyone who has successfully flown any bird of prey knows how rewarding the personal feedback is. Some are more challenging than others ie Goshawks, Sparrowhawks etc. Enjoying the success is what matters. Enjoy your flying and good luck.

My Yorkshire Hawks Many thanks Yorkshire Hawks. Have a great moult and new season.

Jim McDonald Many thanks Jim much appreciated.

Steve Hove Many thanks

@@hawkinsfalconry is the waiting on, trained or does he do it naturally? Its trained, yes?

Steve Hove Some Hawks take to it better than others, it’s a natural hunting strategy in the hills and thermal updrafts. I reward them for going high then increase duration. (My Bonelli’s does it for nearly three hours). I always try to provide a quick slip in early training like game hawking to reinforce their team hunting otherwise they can rake off looking elsewhere. Harris’ Hawks are normally quite good at hunting in cooperation with humans, dogs and ferrets so soon learn it’s more successful if they hunt in a pack. Following-on, waiting-on or off-the-glove are all excellent techniques if trained correctly and sufficient amounts of time.

@@hawkinsfalconry I know! 😉 Great work!

Bob Myerly Cheers Bob, yes he’s fit as a fiddle and fast. Simply fly him most days like yourself 👍 Thanks

Thank you

Great thanks

Great thanks. Yes he sure is a character. Awesome to spend time in the field with him!

@Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick me too but i live in the caribean we have white hawks but im still in school

Thanks very much Steven

George hawking Thanks George, yes he’s a character that’s for sure. Happy Hawking ATB

Tommy Handley Thanks very much for the awesome comment there Tommy, much appreciated. I’m just editing an eagle training video so keep an eye out.

Hawkins Falconry can’t wait!

@Tommy Handley got to say we agree with 110% on nigel having the best falconry channel here on KZfaq! Look forward to each new video you upload here nigel....16 minute + mark where Frederick's up there just flowing in the currents, it's simply magnificent to see him in all his glories!

@@SurprizedDaily Many thanks for your kind words! Not long until the next video is out. It's an eagle diary video thats going to be around 40 to 50 minutes long. I'm just waiting on a few video clips & photo's from the breeder of when The Colonel was a wee chick to add to the final edit. Regards Nigel

@@hawkinsfalconry very cool, looking forward for that one definitely, it's always a pleasure seeing all the fantastic footage you upload here for our enjoyment. Seriously thinking on getting into falconry here myself! Have red tail hawks out back here that have been here for the past several years and have always been connected to the red tails since I've been a boy! cheers mate

Thanks very much...!

T2 Tarantula Thanks

Excellent thanks very much.

chris casey Thanks

Thanks

Ethan Skerry Although western civilisation will have you thinking otherwise, believe it or not hunting is totally natural. Most people are far too detached from the natural world these days. If you have the time, land, patience and dedication you’ll never regret the life changing effect falconry will have on you.

Hawkins Falconry i see what you mean it’s just encouraging natural behaviours with birds of prey

Ethan Skerry It sure is a weird world sometimes. Some people say to me they disagree with hunting. Then happily go to a supermarket and get a plastic wrapped chicken off the shelf that’s spent it’s whole life living in a shed with 10.000 others. I know which method of gathering food is more ethical. But the person buying the chicken believes they are right? Until they’re educated on modern farming techniques...

VERY time consuming!

Darren Porter Yes. Airforces around the world have adopted this surprise attack strategy. Nature has all of the answers if you analyse it enough.

The reason is more that the sun is now out of the bird's eyes then any concious effort of "hiding" in its glare. It is more a happy coincidence.

@@Steves_fish It's so the prey cannot see them. Lots of times I have tried to take a photo of a Kite hovering for example, and the sun is always right behind!

Thank you. It was filmed in Wales, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Diego Marchena Gracias

Thanks, flown in minus 10 no problem at all. The most important thing to consider when managing at temperatures approaching freezing is wing tip oedema. I always free-loft my birds so they can roost at around 5ft to 6ft high away from frost level.

Thanks. I use Dave Noble bells. Size 0 or 1 on my male Harris' Hawk and size 1 or 2 on my Bonelli's Eagle cheers.

I use those bells too!! How cool :D thanks for the info. It’s so fun watching your birds fly.

Exactly. Many thanks!

Nick A If I had the time to write a few paragraphs I would my friend. The versatile gundog book by Guy Wallace is a good starting point for training. It’s like anything in life. You get out what you put in. Good luck in training.

Hi, I use a Panasonic HC-VXF 1 & Canon 5D MKiv with 70-200mm

Kniv97 Waiting-on and following-on yes where he can transfer height into speed. Off the glove he’s good for up to around 100ft then the pheasants are faster and start to pull away on flat land. If the lay of the land involves a downhill flight he will make up ground.

Hawkins Falconry Wonderful! Thank you Nigel!

Jarno Datema I’m in the UK, mainly hunt in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Wales.