My tiercel peregrine, Shekan, preening himself by the fire. After getting drenched in the rain earlier.

Ready for the off.

Amazing what you see AFTER the hawk's been fed.

Almost ready for the new season.

Shekan, the peregrine, feeding up on a warm Solway evening after a spot of lure training.

I suppose that went as well as expected.

Not all dogs have four legs but enough of them do to justify the generalisation. I don't care about the 'jews v Zionists' false dichotomy. After all, the non-jewish Christian Zonists in America are not slaughtering children in Gaza & West Bank. That's jews. JEWS.

Shekan ready for the off.

Intermewed tiercel (male) peregrine, 'Shekan' (the destroyer)

Peregrine bath time

Happy World Falconry Day.

Dreadful, giving me a look of serious disapproval. "I'm not joking with you!"

"Squirrel you say? No, I haven't seen any squirrels!"

Female gyrfalcon, Freyja.

Sancho the aplomado ready for a day's flying.