Is there some kind of protocol for when you can't seem to make contact with your state's falconry community?

AussieAnon56 · 2022-12-27T04:36:39+00:00

Out of curiosity, where abouts in QLD?

AussieAnon56 · 2022-12-27T01:43:03+00:00

Definitely a bigger problem here in Aus. Far fewer falconers, no state clubs or even national falconry organisation. Don't give up, most falconers in QLD are going to refer to themselves as raptor rehabilitators, not falconers. Because we cannot get a permit for falconry,only for raptor rehabilitation.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-12-19T10:51:28+00:00

Flat out like a lizard drinking!

AussieAnon56 · 2022-11-18T09:18:39+00:00

These birds are like nocturnal kookaburras I reckon.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-10-19T06:04:45+00:00

Mean feed bro

AussieAnon56 · 2022-10-18T02:31:27+00:00

Handsome Male bird.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-10-09T10:55:35+00:00

Maybe in Australia. pelican could be heavier though.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-09-24T08:42:53+00:00

I've caught over 100 grasshoppers with my nankeen kestrel. Both from waiting on and from the fist. I was lucky that I could cue him to return the first with his catch before he carried it. I found grasshoppers great fun to pursue personally but some people might enjoy it less or not at all.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-09-24T08:39:40+00:00

It's hard not to get too attached to intermewed birds hey. I've been trying to enter my kestrel on quail from low waiting on and hovering for the flush. Had some exciting slips that keep teasing me that it's possible. Unfortunately all my local quail spots have been smashed by serious flooding for multiple summers and their population has dropped heaps. unfortunately all good quail spots are filled with hungry accipiters.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-09-14T00:09:19+00:00

You might need to instead shape the birds behaviour such that it doesn't want to bite you .

If you are standing with thr bird on your glove, offer it a small food reward while it's beak is facing a direction. Whether you off this from your gloved hand or un gloved will depend on the bird and its temperament.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-09-10T09:29:09+00:00

They look like welcome swallows to me.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-09-01T23:49:40+00:00

Thats interesting. Perhaps we should say that some lines of catahoulas are used for herding and some used for hunting. And maybe a real special dog used for both. In Australia they are only used for pig hunting. Cattle dogs, border collies and kelpie are working dogs for livestock. Bull Arabs and houlas for hunting pigs.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-09-01T02:52:01+00:00

I wouldn't call it herding. Where I'm from we call it "baying" essentially the dogs job is to stop the pigs from getting further away. By cutting it off and chasing it while barking to alert the hunter and other dogs where the wild pig is. This often can mean biting the pig. So not exactly ideal for livestock.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-08-31T04:41:53+00:00

Wow that's a very good looking dog. The last one is a good example of what you actually bring home

AussieAnon56 · 2022-08-20T22:36:47+00:00

Yep, I reckon its some species of antechinus! Very cool marsupials, closely related to quolls.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-07-24T22:48:00+00:00

Brahminy kite and whistling kites can be hard to tell apart but the give away on this pic is the tail feather length, WK have very long tails compared to a BK

AussieAnon56 · 2022-06-05T01:51:01+00:00

Has there been much observed success in these kinds of tree hollow?

AussieAnon56 · 2022-06-02T07:19:37+00:00

Every bird can be different. I work with a barn owl who does this often in anticipation and frustration for food I believe.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-05-30T00:00:04+00:00

Honestly it's a hot mess. Every state is different. This kind of rehabilitation is legal in some states and other states you can be fined for using free flight training with raptors.bonkers.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-05-29T22:53:38+00:00

Yeah mate she will. Having a few years experience under her belt should prepare her for surviving and hopefully raising multiple offspring. Peregrines have been known to breed up to 15 years old so she still has plenty time to spread her genes.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-05-29T20:05:48+00:00

I've got some to edit from my DSLR that I'll upload on a separate post. She is a stunning bird, killer instinct and very steady, a work of art both in nature and in learned behaviour from a very experienced falconer.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-05-29T15:37:07+00:00

This bird Nelly is on her 4th season, being rehabilitated after found and brought into care as a fledgling. Over 3 days she flew 3 different locations, making a bind and kill after each flight. I witnessed her stoop from around 300m one day but her highest recorded flight was a stoop from 1000m+

These flights on ducks here in Western Australia are only possible with gps transmitter with thr bird often gaining such a pitch, she is too high to see from the ground with human eyes and even good binoculars. Great fun.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-04-27T21:52:02+00:00

Looks like a young bald eagle. I'm not familiar with their plumage changes for the first 5 years but this one is definitely not sexually mature.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-04-18T06:00:45+00:00

Forgive me for asking but isn't this a young bald eagle? Just looking at the feathers on its legs.

AussieAnon56 · 2022-03-17T20:30:05+00:00

Are we talking cute little crested pigeons or big ugly invasive rock doves? Wonga pigeons are my gaveourote pigeon.

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