I gave my kite a juvenile sparrow pretty early on. He pounced on it and dispatched it instantly from his perch inside. Gave him a ground dove and he tried to make friends with it. They were perched up together. It was barely larger than the sparrow but the way a sparrow moves is just way more tantalizing I guess. Plus the dove was friend shaped probably. I try not to think about it... Had the most success with a poof ball from a hat as a lure, looks like hair and they can rip the strands out, like they do with prey I just let him rip it up until I traded off (which was an ordeal the first time), I think I only baited it once. Felt like playing with a cat, slightly. Had to get flashy with it.
Hi, Have u ever had a bird what doesn’t like a certain colour? I have a 3 year Harris hawk who seems to hate the colour red or orange, I’ve only had him for a month, do you have any ideas on what could have caused this?
Dave before you finish this series can you do an episode on entering onfeather hunting and how to enter for those who might not have an abundance of fur.
Brilliant and enjoyable, certainly the best informative video on RUclips .
Cheers pete!
H Dave another excellent video a great watch
Cheers for that
I gave my kite a juvenile sparrow pretty early on. He pounced on it and dispatched it instantly from his perch inside. Gave him a ground dove and he tried to make friends with it. They were perched up together. It was barely larger than the sparrow but the way a sparrow moves is just way more tantalizing I guess. Plus the dove was friend shaped probably. I try not to think about it...
Had the most success with a poof ball from a hat as a lure, looks like hair and they can rip the strands out, like they do with prey I just let him rip it up until I traded off (which was an ordeal the first time), I think I only baited it once. Felt like playing with a cat, slightly. Had to get flashy with it.
Sounds like fun hehe!!
Thank you for the effort appreciate it
Cheers
Hi, Have u ever had a bird what doesn’t like a certain colour? I have a 3 year Harris hawk who seems to hate the colour red or orange, I’ve only had him for a month, do you have any ideas on what could have caused this?
My goldie really doesn’t like people wearing blue in the field , in years gone by he would ignore quarry and just fly off !
Dave before you finish this series can you do an episode on entering onfeather hunting and how to enter for those who might not have an abundance of fur.
I’ll try and make a video soon then but do you mean specifically a hh?
@falconry.davesharpenatureboy yes 100% a Harris's Hawk Dave. I would like a dual purpose bird. Cheers and thanks Dave.