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Scotland – the Blue or Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)

As you will be aware over the summer a vote was taken in the Scottish Assembly that will lead to legislation that will ban the hunting of the Blue or Mountain Hare in Scotland. This came about through a late … Continue reading

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The First Week of Nerves.

Monday: the first day, went out tocheck Odin was already after his first night in his new home and found him sitting quietly on the bow perch taking a look around. Tim, our ginger cat, had notcied something was now … Continue reading

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Collecting the bird!!

As the club committe had decide that we could have a meeting at Junes in the marquee it seemed a good opportunity for me to collect the young harris hawk from Ernie. Well that put the pressure on to make … Continue reading

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The Aviary Part II – the build

If you remember from the previous avairy post I had had a base laid ready for the avairy to go on. The avairy was booked to be delivered on the 1st August, by 2:00pm it hadn’t arrived so I call … Continue reading

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Bits and Bobs – The World of Leather and Feathures!

So while I await the avairy to be delivered and erected, and spare time at work today, I thought it was time to sort the incidentals out. First find my box to see what I have, not a lot as … Continue reading

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The Aviary

Ask a falconer about an aviary and get a different answer every time!! Well the first thoughts was I can build this myself that lasted about a week as I looked at the space and what needed to be done … Continue reading

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Where it all started!

It started with a phone some time around the 13th June 2020. We were out walking the Lincolnshire coast on a rare day out during lock down, remeber that Corvid-19 lockdown no one allowed out to keep the virus at … Continue reading

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Apprenticeship Begins

This section of the club website is for the members to enjoy and laugh at the trials and tribulations of John, a long time club member, as he begins the journey of owning and training his first Harris Hawk. The … Continue reading

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Wild Take Statement – Peregrines

Please see the attached statement from Hawk Board regarding limited licenses issued to take Peregrine eyases  from wild to preserve breeding purity.

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Bike Lure in Action

Below are a few videos of the club’s bike lure in action with Jill’s young Harris’ hawk. Please note Ernie is giving some commentary for the videos.

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