I've been reading for a while, and figured I would go ahead and introduce myself. My name is Fox (I promise, it really is) and I just finally got back into Falconry after an absence of ten plus years.

I grew up in the United Kingdom, where I was fortunate to be able to learn Falconry through volunteering at a Falconry center in my teens before pursuing the sport on my own. The center gave me exposure to all sorts of birds I likely never would have gotten to work with otherwise, so I really do feel very fortunate. Once I moved to the USA, between life circumstances and apartment housing I wasn't able to pursue falconry. Now that I'm finally in a position to do so, I've been fortunate to find someone willing to take me on as an apprentice.

I just recently trapped a redtail. I'll likely make a separate thread about her, with obligatory feet pics. My first ever wild hawk. It's an immense privilege...never something I would have been able to experience in the UK.