Yes, I've trained falcons since the early sixties. This one is being raised in
Iowa. I should be getting her around July first. There aren't really any
competitions but there are falconry meets all over the country. Texas Hawking
association has one every January, usually in Abilene, although this year it
was changed to Waco. Falconers gather and go out hunting with their birds. Down
here, ducks are the favored quarry for Peregrines. They *wait-on* above a pond
about 1,000 to 2,000 feet and then the ducks are flushed and the falcon drops
out of the sky, upwards of 200-300 miles an hour and smack the duck. It really
is a breath-taking event. Speed and agility at it's finest. I'm thinking of
calling this one Nike( goddess of victory and also an anti- aircraft missile),
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From: Share Long <sharelon...@yahoo.com>
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Oh my gosh, Mike, so sweet. Thank you so much for posting, perfect for
Mother's Day (-:Do you train the falcons? Are there competitions? I know
almost nothing about contemporary falconry.
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From: Mike Dixon <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [FairfieldLife] Baby pics- new Peregrine Falcon [2 Attachments]
My newly hatched Peregrine falcon with mom and pop and baby brother.
