Just some pics

Just some pics

New Charge

Meet Jez,

He is a Coulson Harris Hawk out of Ariel and Shadow. 640grams out of the chamber and very calm.

Went down to New Orleans to pick him up over the weekend and hang out with Tom and Jen Coulsons for a few hours.

We didn't get to stay or visit any where else, the drive was pretty boring and extremely long but worth the time to meet Jen and Tom.

Vacation

Been visiting my home town of Manchester England for the lat couple of weeks, visiting family and friends but most importantly my two sons.

I got the opportunity to introduce my sons to birds of prey a the Wild Wings Birds of Prey Center near Warrington.

Obviously we couldn't go hunting but the smile said it all for me. Thanks to Ian Middleton and Mark for making our day. The center is entirely stocked with Birds that have been rescued. I was saddened to hear how people can come to have BOP's in the UK. Harris Hawks selling for $150 or a swapping for a set of golf clubs. No formal training and no permits are required. I'm so glad we don't have that in the USA.

I'm off back to New Orleans in 10 days to pick up my Coulson Harris with Steve Armstrong and visiting a few Falconers along the way. For the moment i'm getting all my gear together.

Still working with Remington on Woah and we seemed to have turned a corner with it last night. I'm thinking about joining the Tulsa Bird Dog Association. The have a mini expo this coming weekend that looks like it will be fun to go to.

North American Falcons and Hunting Hawks

Well after 6 years of me waiting for it, it's finally here.

First impressions is wow ,each volume is the same size as the Harris Hawk Revolution. The only thing i don't like about it is the seem to have dropped the medical chapter it once had. A most definite read for anyone wanting to pursue falconry.

One Slow Summer

Well June is out of the way and allot has happened.

Tech Ed has been and gone and i learnt allot about Team Foundation Server and SharePoint. Also taught a class at the Conference on Team Foundation Server which was accidental but allot of fun.

The OFA Picnic took place on June the 8th and it was pretty good by all standards great turn out and they tried something new with the introductions of Workshops.

A full write up can be read here.

 

I was asked to run for treasurer which i did with some reluctance. I was PR officer for the British in-line Puck Hockey Association at one time and the political just about killed me hence the reluctance. One of the things i am proud about though is i did re-design the logo for BIPHA and the BRSF which they still use to day. So far this has been pretty good we had our first board meeting. I have known Robert Huber a while and he makes all my hoods. Perry White i have gone to for veterinary and squirrel hawking advise. Ken Riddle is now the president and if you can get his book it's a dam good read and in my opinion should be compulsory reading for anyone starting out in falconry..

Rob Huber , Kelly Rawlings and Perry White all got elected too but you can read about it at the above link.

Robert Huber, Kelly Rawlings, Perry White, Ken Riddle and myself.

Ken gave a excellent workshop on imping, Ryan Van Zants has shown me how to one form of imping with Carbon Fiber and bambo , Kens version was a lot more complicated and used beading needles and pieces of feather shaft (Calamus).

Ken Riddle Imping Workshop

I also won a Short Cuff Glove at the picnic, first time i have won anything so was pleased with that.

I have about 40 pigeons right now with still more to come. so plenty to continue my dog training. still working on Woah and using the Delmar Smith and Willow Creek Kennels method of training and so far it seems to be coming along all but slowly (which is more down to me than the dog) David Gowdy also has an excerlant book on GSP training.


Harris Update
Got a call from the Coulsons to say my bird will be ready mid August which will be just in time to get going for the new season.

Fighting Lukiema

We have 2 sets of friends who have children fighting cancer right now. Both have Lukiema,

Malyka's fight can be read about at...

Ben's Fight can be found at ...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/BenMorrisUpdates

Lake Murray and Family Reunions

We headed down to lake Murray, south of Ardmore this weekend for a family Reunion and a spot of camping. I finally got to use my New Fly Rod for a few hours and some flies a friend of mine hand made. Didn't catch anything but it was pretty awesome fishing as the sun came up. Lots of people at the reunion wanted to know about falconry , which is always a good thing.