Mike, I'm guessing that each falcon has its own personality too. I like the name Nike. Does it fit her personality? A bunch of questions: are the males and females different in other than the obvious ways? Do you have your own falcons that you take to meets? What is their usual life span? How are the ducks flushed out?
________________________________ From: Mike Dixon <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com> To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Baby pics- new Peregrine Falcon 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), From: Share Long <sharelon...@yahoo.com> To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Baby pics- new Peregrine Falcon 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. From: Mike Dixon <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com> To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:37 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Baby pics- new Peregrine Falcon [2 Attachments] My newly hatched Peregrine falcon with mom and pop and baby brother.
