Conorhawk's photos

[conorhawk]

here are some CHC meet pics.
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[conorhawk]

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/kestrelhawker909/chc6.jpg
great looking rt!

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[conorhawk]

dark red tail at my house
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wild male kestrel at my sponsors house he has a sparrow!
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/kestrelhawker909/wildmale.jpg
wild merlin that use to be a falconry bird 5 years ago and she comes back to the same field in peris ca every year to hunt!
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golden eagle at my house
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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

my sponsor and his 12 year old hybrid
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[conorhawk]

the old falconry merlin again
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[Takasho]

Very cool pics!

[conorhawk]

Very cool pics!

thanks man your kestrel is awesome!
mine did not do anything but she was a hag I try'd to field hawk it did not work.lol

[everetkhorton]

Conorhawk:
Some great picture, alway nice to know the birds come back year after year. What is your sponsors name, he looks familiar?

[Takasho]

thanks man your kestrel is awesome!

Thanks! She's been fun.

[conorhawk]

Conorhawk:
Some great picture, alway nice to know the birds come back year after year. What is your sponsors name, he looks familiar?

his name is Dave Cherry.

[conorhawk]

oooooo yeah
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[everetkhorton]

his name is Dave Cherry.

Thanks, if I remember right he is from CA.

[conorhawk]

Thanks, if I remember right he is from CA.
yes we are from ca

[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[Lee Slikkers]

great pics, thanks for posting em up

[conorhawk]

here are some more of her http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/kestrelhawker909/1-3.jpg
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[conorhawk]

this is a dave cherry 09 baby at 7 weeks old cassini x peals
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[conorhawk]

here is a passage red tail that is by my house.
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[conorhawk]

temecula balloons http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/10.jpg

[Jeff721]

awesome pictures mate, you've got a real knack for it.

[conorhawk]

awesome pictures mate, you've got a real knack for it.
thanks I should take more photos but I am getting into video I bought a canon vixa hv30 hd camera but I can't upload the footage because I don't have a mac.

[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

mug shot of wendy
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[conorhawk]

holly my gsp
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humming birds
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mule deer
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[conorhawk]

humming bird vid. i hope this works.
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/th_037.jpg (http://s640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/?action=view&current=037.flv)

[crbhawking]

that is some serious quality what type of camera are u using

[conorhawk]

my new one got it a few days ago it ia a nikon d5000 with a 55-200mm lens and a 18-55mm lens

[conorhawk]

wendy coming out of a thermal to grab a jackrabbit
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passage jack merlin
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[redtailsrule]

Saw a big harlans rt today in bakersfield, I bumped her and her tail almost looked white/brown and seemed to have some red in it. I took a cruddy picture of her flying up to a pole that I can post next week. That's the kind of rt I have always wanted and I found myself without a trap. Oh well I will bring it next time!

[goshawk5890]

realyl great pics

[conorhawk]

thanks here is wendy rolling in on a bunny today
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/0123.jpg
the second slip
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[Aquilachrys]

That's a pretty sweet looking redtail......reminds me of one I had that looked like that. Looks like you're doing a great job, be sure to soak in all you can from Mr. Cherry.....he knows his stuff.

[conorhawk]

by any chance are yo Don Peterson? i hang with dave all of the time at least 4 or 5 times a week he is a cool guy.

[conorhawk]

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[conorhawk]

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[mark collins]

Fantastic pictures there well done,mark.

[conorhawk]

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[tumble]

I like that shot of Holly, Conor. She's gorgeous. I have a GSP myself and just love the breed.

[Heatherg]

Absolutely Awesome Pics Conor! :) I love checking in on this thread.

[conorhawk]

Thanks Tom Holly is an idiot but a good flusher and learning how to point now.

[conorhawk]

Thanks Heather here are some more of Wendy slope soaring but no rabbit in the bag.
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upset that Wendy did not catch anything :(
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[conorhawk]

coming in to the lure
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/069.jpg
passage female merlin
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[Modoc]

dude.... i love it when redtails stoop like that!!!

[conorhawk]

thanks man yeah love it when the rabbits bust behind them and they have to backflip onto them!

[Rage]

I have yet to see this thread but going through it I am in AWE!

Dude you do some great photos. What are you shooting with? I do believe you are on flickr and I could look there but Id love to hear from you.

Ive been doing more video lately than Still but your still action shots are great!

[conorhawk]

thanks Chuck i am on flickr and was not taking that many photos of my bird untill now
because i was training, training, and training. she is a great bird almost making a kill every day i fly her but i may be puting her up soon due to the fact that she had to have her crop cut open to get a rabbit bone pulled out and her new feathers are coming in and i don't want them to have stress marks on the that is why i am flying her at trap weight!!! to keep her fat and happy. and the second part to why i want to put her up is because my fields only have about 5 rabbits in them now and i don't want to kill the last ones.

I am shooting with a nikon d5000 right now it is my new camera but i also have a nikon d40x and a nikon p5100 and a sony vx2100. i used to use the nikon p5100 for a small point N shoot for kill shots but i wanted to have some slope soaring shots and wildlife shots too.

you need to make a thread for your pics i like all of the videos of the harris hawk you got there a male catching jackrabbits that is very very cool!

[conorhawk]

wild birds
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[conorhawk]

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[Rage]

I Pride myself in my photography, But Connor, You have a real nack for action shots! Keep the work up and you will only get better.

[conorhawk]

thank you very much Chuck. i just wish i had better feilds she missed this one and i only got one more up that she missed too oh well maybe better luck soon.

[tony123abc]

Ditto to what Rage said.

[ClaytonBoyd84]

great pics

[conorhawk]

thanks guys! Tony i am still waiting to see that video of yours.

[tony123abc]

Talk to the boy. Donovan can't get it to one file or E-mail it to me. I will keep him at it. Nothing great, just what Elko looks like and a dead rabbit being eaten. Your stuff is very good young man.

[conorhawk]

thank you, you are getting me very interested in those ferruginous hawks only thing is I don't have a lot of slips anymore. and all of my fields are at the most 10 or 20 acers. I am just enjoying my red tail and having fun with her.

[mosman]

Great picture of your bird doing the lure, I really like the coloring she has. And as the others have said, great photos Conor,,,,

[conorhawk]

Thanks Terry,
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[mosman]

One thing Conor, I would start playing with your fstops on your setting to see the difference in color and do you use any filters??

[Rage]

The Fstop wont affect the color. The only thing the aperature does is mix up the depth of field. Color will be affected by filters though. I mainly use the uv protectors and a Diffusion now and then. Though I think a good Polarizer would be nice. Dual coated but that adds a good hundred bucks right out of the gate.

[Himiko]

Connor: I would just like to say your photos are very good but as important for such a young falconer it is awesome to see you getting that kind of performance from your bird and under limited hunting conditions.

Very impressive.clapp

[falconry2031]

conor i live in fallbrook wich is right next door to you you have all these pictures of random hawks and falcons that i never see and the golden eagle where are you seeing all of these?

[conorhawk]

all over the place i always have my eyes open and they show up. there are red tails and kestrels all over though. and having homing pigeons at my house sometimes eagles come in on them.

[falconry2031]

trust me my eyes are always open also and i have only seen sharp shins redtails and kesterals. a few days ago i went looking around the 79 towards like pachenga and only saw redtails and kesterals.

[tony123abc]

I grew up in So. Cal. Them birds are all over the place. Sometimes where you would least expect them. Keep the eyes open and the head up. You will find them. Have a good hike.

[Modoc]

Im in san diego and ive seen wild peregrines alot, mostly down by the bay.
Ive also seen goldens in a couple fields i hunt.
Tons of coops , kestrels, sharpies and merlins. Redshoulders are everywhere. I have yet to see a ferrug, but ive heard they are around.

[conorhawk]

79 south has eagles, coopers, red tails, kestrels, prairie falcons, peregrines, even a harris hawk! i have never seen it but my falconer friends have.

when i see a red tail on a pole looking straight up there is normally an eagle above it.

[conorhawk]

Charles, if you want to see a ferruginous come out with me i see about 3 a day until april or so when they leave.

[falconry2031]

yes i was told temecula off the 79 is where you can find ferrug hawks but as of coopers hawks i know there around but have never seen one and peregrins i didnt even know we had them down here or merlins where do birds like peregrins usually perch at?

[falconry2031]

I dont see how you see 3 a day i look and look and look and am always in temecula and yet to see one.

[Modoc]

Charles, if you want to see a ferruginous come out with me i see about 3 a day until april or so when they leave.



Keep tabs on those feruugs i just might wanna trap one next season. Soarhawkin jacks with one would be awesome!

[Modoc]

yes i was told temecula off the 79 is where you can find ferrug hawks but as of coopers hawks i know there around but have never seen one and peregrins i didnt even know we had them down here or merlins where do birds like peregrins usually perch at?

They perch on the ingraham st bridge in pacific beach all the time.

[pioneersnt]

79 south has eagles, coopers, red tails, kestrels, prairie falcons, peregrines, even a harris hawk!


I've personally spotted goldens, peregrine, prairie, merlin, kestrel, coopers, sharpshin, red tail, red shoulder, harrier, white tail kites and harris. Only 20 miles as the crow flies to Temecula. Makes sense that most if not all species would be seen there.

Haven't see a ferrug yet.

A couple of years ago I spotted a pack of harris' crossing 79 between Oak Grove and the Chihuahua Valley turn off. A total of five, four landed in a elderberry and straggler caught up and crabbed for a few seconds then they all continued north. Everyone I mentioned it to said I was crazy that there were no harris' in Cali.

[conorhawk]

the peregrine falcons i see are in the air or on a pole or dead tree snag eating a dove or pigeon. ferruginous hawks are normally thermalling or on the top of a telephone pole not on the cross beam (most of the time). the prairies are mostly in a dirt field that has a few tumble weeds in it and they are thermaling above it. the merlins are on dead snags of trees or fence posts. and kestrels and red tails are everywhere.

[falconry2031]

wow thats crazy i guess i will just have to look harder. I guess im going off the 79 again to look around tomorrow

[FredFogg]

Connor, just caught up with this thread! Really great job you are doing with your red-tail and really, really great photo's. You definately have a knack for it. Keep up the good work. clappclappclapp

[conorhawk]

thanks! i have a suprize i hope to post on saturday or sunday (if i can pull it off) it has to do with 79 south and something i saw there check this thread over the weekend you people may like what you see.

[conorhawk]

ok here is the news on 79 south i saw a peregrine i stoped to take a photo and noticed it had jesses on it!!! i called my sponsor and he said to swing a lure too bad i did not have one the only thing i had was a shoe!
so i swung it and here he comes off the pole hits it a few times and lands on another pole so i run across the street and throw my shoe on the ground about 4 feet in front of me and he lands on it!
i was able to see that he had anklets,jesses, and a yellow zip tie band. i could not get close enough to grab him and he took off. this was at 4:50 pm
so i left the house at 7:25 am today with my sponsor to look for it but no luck.

if anyone lost what looks like a barbary peregrine with a yellow zip tie band on the left leg and half molted. it was sighted on deportola rd. off of 79 south in temecula CA on 1/10/10 at about 4:45pm

[Hawkmom]

I always keep a lure, glove and string ball with me. The lure, is just in case I see a hawk with jesses. The string ball (usually some braided masonry line). lt is used to 'wind up' the hawk. The bird lands on the lure. (with the string attached to the lure). I walk in circles around the hawk holding the other end of the string, tugging it up around the hawk's feed as I circle. After a few of turns, the hawk's feet are restrained and I can grab the hawk to help find it's falconer. An old technique that works well.

[conorhawk]

trust me i try'd it all, i ran all of the fences looking for any line hanging off them and there was nothing. too bad i just hope the bird was found somehow by the owner.

[Zarafia]

Connor, I don't want to sound as though I am scolding you (I'm not). That sort of info should be posted ASAP, not saved for an exciting suprise.
The quicker that type of info gets to the falconry community the sooner the bird can be reclaimed.
BTW awesome photos. I love this thread. You have some real talent. Keep at it and I will buy your books someday.

[conorhawk]

i know, i talked to the local falconer and said that they would look for the bird too and that they did not know of anyone who lost a peregrine. the bird was in bad shape as far as feathers go and had no telemerty on it i don't know of any falconer that would fly a peregrine with no telemetry unless it fell off?

[Zarafia]

Could well have fallen off or been otherwise lost.
Sounds like he wasn't too long lost since he still came in to the "lure".
Nice try anyway Connor.
Also remember that a transmitter on a backpack is very hard to see, even up close. Feathers can easily hide the body of the transmitter completely and the antenna wont be easy to see either.
And good on you for trying to lure him in rather than just snapping pics of him.

[conorhawk]

thanks i try my best i was thinking that there might have been a backpack on him and i sure hope so! and i hope someone got him back.

[falconry2031]

trust me i try'd it all, i ran all of the fences looking for any line hanging off them and there was nothing. too bad i just hope the bird was found somehow by the owner.

What do you mean by you ran all of the fences.

[conorhawk]

there was horse fences and i thought that there might have been some sting or twine hanging from them that might of helped me wrap the bird

[hawkstir]

I hope you keep going back to that area and surround as well, looking. Be ready with everything you can thing of to through down in front of it if you do you see it again.
Could be a nice reward.

[conorhawk]

i could care less about a reward, but i have been loking for the bird and no sign of it.

[falconry2031]

ohhh i got it well a friend and i are going there to look around again if i see it ill let you know

[conorhawk]

why are you going just to look for the bird?

[falconry2031]

no my sponsor use to go hunting in those fields there and told me like 3 weeks ago about the kind of birds down there so every few days i go down there to see if i can see anything cool but the only thing i have seen there is kesterals and redtailes but those are everywhere

[conorhawk]

what is your sponsors name? and what does your sponsor fly?

[falconry2031]

his real name is eric but he goes by rick right now he does not fly anything he just used to go hunting off the 79 as i mentioned. He lives in fallbrook

[conorhawk]

time for some more pictures
male Ferruginous
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/006-1.jpg
female Ferruginous
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/015-1.jpg

[james morrisontoxic2]

nice pics mate

[tony123abc]

great pics. Gotta luv the ferruge!

[conorhawk]

I know I need some more pics of them things!

[conorhawk]

Passage female Kestrel
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/016-1.jpg
Merlins
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/026-2.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/061.jpg
Passage Red-Tail with rabbit
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/120.jpg
Haggard Red-Tails
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/048.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/051-1.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/166.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/161.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/248.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/246.jpg
Red-Tail on eggs
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/250.jpg
Ferruginous hawks
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/171.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/173.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/233.jpg

[cllhawker]

Awesome pics!!!
rtsqrl

[conorhawk]

Thanks man

[cllhawker]

Dark morph RTs are my all time favorite BOPs! Hope to find a nice female and trap her this season!!!
rtsqrl

[conorhawk]

I fly a black red tail female and i am telling you you can not go wrong they are the best and fly with so much more fire in there belly that normal ones.

[cllhawker]

Sweet! Put some pics of her on here? Ive seen a few of her I think on this forum. I havent really met anyone who flew a black RT and have always wanted to see one up close and also would love to fly one! I never see any around where i livefrus)
rtsqrl

[conorhawk]

sorry these are the last pics i have of her because she is up for moult
this is a bunny that was killed on impact from a slope soaring red tail you can see the blood on the rock next to her.
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/002-1.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/Wendy38offlightpole.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/0102.jpg

[awahl]

Great pics Conor. Thanks for the time to put them up.

[cllhawker]

That is one good looking bird. Keep up the good work Conor.
rtsqrl

[tony123abc]

You done good kid!

[starburst89]

Conor,
that picture of the passage female kestrel you posted, it's wings are exactly how my kestrel look right now. They've dropped their primaries and have stubby wings.

[conorhawk]

thank you everyone.

[awahl]

Conor, I have a D40X. It is actually my school's camera. I am considering getting my wife a D5000. Looks like you have both. Would you mind comparing the two if you have a minute? Can you also verify that the D5000 does have a live view in the viewfinder like the less expensive cameras? Also, the lenses are interchangeable, correct? Thanks for any info.

[conorhawk]

Yes the lenses are interchangeable the nikon d5000 is a great camera but if you have the money go for a d300s or something like that. the d40x it also good but has a slower shutter speed and can't shoot in hd video.

[conorhawk]

Here are some lures I made
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/034-1.jpg

http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu123/conorhawk/036-1.jpg