mertc
12-28-2012, 10:43 AM
Morning everyone :)
First off let me say I’m very excited to have found this forum. My interest in raptors goes back to my childhood. I have always had a fascination with Hawks and Owls. Life’s journey has brought me into touch with both actually over the years. I once rescued a Great Horned Owl from a ditch and delivered it to the MN Raptor Center, along with a Red Tailed Hawk years later. A few years ago, I received a phone call from my veterinarian asking me to pick up a Peregrine Falcon that found itself loaded with cattle manure from a spreader. I picked it up, bathed and again delivered it to the MN Raptor Center.
I’m at that age with kids gone to be able to now explore the subject I have always wanted to as a child, Falconry. Minnesota has two meets coming up this winter I have plans to attend. I haven’t been able to locate any Falconers on the internet down in my area. I have looked in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area, and Northwest Iowa as well as SW Minnesota. If anyone is from these areas, please drop me a line.
Looking forward to sharing my first experience attending a meet.
Karen
First off let me say I’m very excited to have found this forum. My interest in raptors goes back to my childhood. I have always had a fascination with Hawks and Owls. Life’s journey has brought me into touch with both actually over the years. I once rescued a Great Horned Owl from a ditch and delivered it to the MN Raptor Center, along with a Red Tailed Hawk years later. A few years ago, I received a phone call from my veterinarian asking me to pick up a Peregrine Falcon that found itself loaded with cattle manure from a spreader. I picked it up, bathed and again delivered it to the MN Raptor Center.
I’m at that age with kids gone to be able to now explore the subject I have always wanted to as a child, Falconry. Minnesota has two meets coming up this winter I have plans to attend. I haven’t been able to locate any Falconers on the internet down in my area. I have looked in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area, and Northwest Iowa as well as SW Minnesota. If anyone is from these areas, please drop me a line.
Looking forward to sharing my first experience attending a meet.
Karen