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[beach]

You mean there's something else besides kites..... Hmmmmm....... Ben

[Exile]

I do Falconry most of my time


Myself, and my Redtailed Hawk. "Isabeau" Now, who can tell me where I got the name from, and why?



This was Freya, right after I trapped her. She is an American Kestrel.



a friends White Gyrfalcon



Working with the Isabeau

[REVflyer]

that is a coool activity,
at one with a raptor on the wind,
thanks for sharing the photos

[dazlarsen]

When not flying I am currently trying to fly this

[--Pete]

... Redtailed Hawk. "Isabeau" Now, who can tell me where I got the name from, and why?

Well, Isabeau was in love with a doomed falconer in the opera of the same name. (Courtesy of Wikipedia.)

[wufer]

When im not flyin, im buildin






Vid.

http://good-times.we...host=good-times

Ho, and Daz, before i took up kites, i used to fly these.


Schuter Miniboy

Schluter Heliboy

Kalt Baron 50

Kalt GS (petrol)

Haim Star Ranger

Raptor 30

Raptor 50

And a few others, i cant remember








Derek.

[Exile]

Well, Isabeau was in love with a doomed falconer in the opera of the same name. (Courtesy of Wikipedia.)

While that MAY be true.. Thats not where I got the name. Nice try though.

[mbro]

@ exile,
I was packing up last weekend after flying at my spot close to home(ALONE) and a guy pulled up and started unloading stuff so I watched for a minute because I never see anyone at this spot,and he reached in and pulled out a falcon, I sat there for probably an hour and watched this guy work with this bird, absolutely amazing, very impressive hobbie
Micheal

[Exile]

@ exile,
I was packing up last weekend after flying at my spot close to home(ALONE) and a guy pulled up and started unloading stuff so I watched for a minute because I never see anyone at this spot,and he reached in and pulled out a falcon, I sat there for probably an hour and watched this guy work with this bird, absolutely amazing, very impressive hobbie
Micheal

Thank you Micheal. It's wonderfully beautiful and all consuming sport, more an obsession than anything because of what is required to have these birds. *whispers* Don't let a falconer hear you say, and certainly don't say it to one, that it's a hobby. LOL
Perhaps someday we will meet on a flying field when I have my birds with me. I would be more than willing to show them to you.

[stroke survivor]

Couldn't remember the film's title - Ladyhawke!! Isabeau was the name of the female character in the film, doomed to be a hawk by day, woman at night!!! Her gentleman lover was a man by day and a wolf at night!! I think!!

[dazlarsen]

Wufer
I am a damn site better with a rev than with a helicopter,steep learning curve

[Exile]

Couldn't remember the film's title - Ladyhawke!! Isabeau was the name of the female character in the film, doomed to be a hawk by day, woman at night!!! Her gentleman lover was a man by day and a wolf at night!! I think!!

THERE YA GO!!! Yup! The french legend of why the wolf howls at the moon. The bird that they used in the movie was a Redtailed Hawk. And was started my dream of becoming a Falconer. So when I finally managed to get my first bird, that just so happened to be a Redtailed Hawk, I named her Isabeau.

[Theresa]

Great thread Andrew!

This time of year, if i'm not off to a festival , then I'm playing in the dirt
Added a green house this Spring!

TK! The berries are ready!!

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[mbro]

Great looking garden theresa ,What berries would those be? straw,huckel,blue,marion,black????
michael

[Chook]

I work as a Training officer at our local Agricultural College 3 days a week and work from home the other 2 days.
Wife reckons I work from 8.00am, till 12 knots then go buggying.

Fly kites, thats a given...
I built a kite buggy and get out on my local beaches whenever I can.
I build and sail landyachts.
I'm the captain of our local volunteer bush fire brigade.
I fly radio controlled helicopters, planes and slope soarers.
I pistol shoot at our local club.
I'm lucky enough to be a private pilot.

Just too busy for a second childhood. I haven't finnished the first yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chook

[monkey]

I do Falconry most of my time

Hows this for a deal, I'll come down for a weekend and teach you everything you could ever wanna know about Rev flying in exchange for Falconry lessons?

[tommylurvebus]

I fly my mountain bike. Well its mostly me flying in a very uncool manor over handlebars. (hopeless). Stunt kites are safer. I play African drums at festivals, clubs and on hill tops where I wonder how swirly the wind would be if I got my kites out. I tell my wife Kites Drums and Bikes are my careers. Seems more sane than climbing trees.

[Exile]

Hows this for a deal, I'll come down for a weekend and teach you everything you could ever wanna know about Rev flying in exchange for Falconry lessons?

I think I could manage that.

[SkyPuppet]

Wufer
I am a damn site better with a rev than with a helicopter,steep learning curve

I had a bad R/C habit up until a few years ago. Hmmm, till 'bout the time I picked up sport kiting....
The learning curve on the R/C helis was especially steep for me!
This was the last chopper (or as Arnold said in the movie Predator, "the chawpah" ) I bought:


Walkera 4#3B. 4-channel, won't do full 3D (unless you bounce it off the floor hard enough ) but very graceful for its size. If you look close enough, you'll notice the tail rotor is gone, broken away again

[beach]

Happy 4th of July and I just got back from the high desert doing my other hobby and cause you asked,
here's what I do on my off days today I went out with my M1 carbine, my Glock model 17, my Sig 40 cal,
and then my favorite, Colt 45 Race Gun..... People that know me know I really enjoy going out by myself
and blowing things up, I get peace of mind and today is the Forth so I made my own fireworks.... Ben

PS.... I love this country, God,Guns,and Kites.....

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