GONEHAWKN
09-12-2010, 04:51 AM
did a little trapping on the 10th(opening day for us in Md) considering the weather we were having 74* NW 10-20mph winds, things were a little slow. even in the Accipiter front, we only saw 10 Sharpies. all told we saw 3 RT's, caught 2, and kept 1.
this is the little male we caught. he tip'd the scale at 29oz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/GONEHAWKN/littlemale.jpg
here is a shot of just how small his feet were
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/GONEHAWKN/littlemale2.jpg
this is actually the first bird we caught. check out the red tint to the tail. she came in at 42.5oz. her approach to the trap was typical of a RT in late October(not early Sept). meaning that she came into the trap from about a 1/4 mile out(no, i am not exaggerating) wings tucked, feet down and balls to the wall in her approach. she wanted that bait bird bad. anyway, she was kept by another fella to be flown. i look forward to seeing her on the wing and on some squirrels. judging by the looks of her feet, she has already had a few run in's with the tree rats....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/GONEHAWKN/REDtail.jpg
i will update this thread as i do some more trapping. i will be setting off for the wilds of the Eastern Shore of Md. later this month attempting to trap myself a passage Merlin. i will be sure to take pics...
this is the little male we caught. he tip'd the scale at 29oz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/GONEHAWKN/littlemale.jpg
here is a shot of just how small his feet were
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/GONEHAWKN/littlemale2.jpg
this is actually the first bird we caught. check out the red tint to the tail. she came in at 42.5oz. her approach to the trap was typical of a RT in late October(not early Sept). meaning that she came into the trap from about a 1/4 mile out(no, i am not exaggerating) wings tucked, feet down and balls to the wall in her approach. she wanted that bait bird bad. anyway, she was kept by another fella to be flown. i look forward to seeing her on the wing and on some squirrels. judging by the looks of her feet, she has already had a few run in's with the tree rats....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/GONEHAWKN/REDtail.jpg
i will update this thread as i do some more trapping. i will be setting off for the wilds of the Eastern Shore of Md. later this month attempting to trap myself a passage Merlin. i will be sure to take pics...