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AdamVR
06-07-2010, 09:16 AM
Hi, I came over from another forum, just a lack of good info I guess. I live in South Africa, became involved in falconry in '08 and currently flying a miniature rehab female African Goshawk, and having a jol.
Cheers
Adam fishslap
dirtwinger
06-07-2010, 10:07 AM
Welcome to the forum Adam, lot of good people here look forward to hearing about African hawking.
YARAK191
06-07-2010, 10:22 AM
Pictures r a plus
cobus
06-07-2010, 11:02 AM
Welcome Adam. Looking forward to see you at SAFA
AdamVR
06-07-2010, 12:51 PM
Welcome Adam. Looking forward to see you at SAFA
Defenitely!!
I'll put up some pics later tonight, but I just returned from a quick hawking trip, and my Afgos managed to kill a 920g immature guineafowl - a record thus far.
Cheers
Adam
REYNALDO
06-07-2010, 01:52 PM
(welc). thats cool. i use to own guinefowls. noisy birds! i still liked them though.
AdamVR
06-07-2010, 02:17 PM
(welc). thats cool. i use to own guinefowls. noisy birds! i still liked them though.
They are indeed. The neighbour's got 2 of them - males. Their favourite pasttime is chasing the Jack Russel round the garden. They can become quite aggressive if not given a female to vent their frustrations lol.
AdamVR
06-07-2010, 03:01 PM
Here are the pics as promised.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50906434@N03/4679744396/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50906434@N03/4679744396/)
This is Cheeky. She is a female African Goshawk, currently flying around the 275g mark. She is a passage rehab bird, was handed in at 6 weeks of age, when she apparently flew into a window.
She has around 40 kills to her name, but I lost count, her main prey being Plover, Swainson's francolin and guineafowl. D i ckybirds and starlings come in slow, although she does catch them from time to time. She also caught one bunny a while back, although not intentionally.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50906434@N03/4679033011/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50906434@N03/4679643468/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50906434@N03/4679773854/
AdamVR
06-07-2010, 03:48 PM
Here are the pics as promised.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/4679744396_16a7cbbb77_b.jpg
This is Cheeky. She is a female African Goshawk, currently flying around the 275g mark. She is a passage rehab bird, was handed in at 6 weeks of age, when she apparently flew into a window.
She has around 40 kills to her name, but I lost count, her main prey being Plover, Swainson's francolin and guineafowl. D i ckybirds and starlings come in slow, although she does catch them from time to time. She also caught one bunny a while back, although not intentionally.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/4679744396_16a7cbbb77_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4679033011_b3321bcfa8_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4679637776_5d4b754d54_b.jpg
Cheers
everetkhorton
06-07-2010, 10:40 PM
(welc) Adam!
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