Sharpbirdz
@sharpbirdz.bsky.social
Doing the falconry thing!
Catching up with the previous 4 years of photos & stories!
Catching up with the previous 4 years of photos & stories!
It took a lot of convincing to get him to *land* on the snow as well. And even then, he didn't want to put his feet down. lol
April 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
It took a lot of convincing to get him to *land* on the snow as well. And even then, he didn't want to put his feet down. lol
Adventures in extreme bird watching.
April 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Adventures in extreme bird watching.
Next I needed to convince him to fly over the snow, which took a lot of doing. We were probably out there for 30 minutes before I could get this sort of response. But he finally decided he was more hungry than freaked out.
April 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Next I needed to convince him to fly over the snow, which took a lot of doing. We were probably out there for 30 minutes before I could get this sort of response. But he finally decided he was more hungry than freaked out.
Nugget's training ended up taking longer than expected, so I brought him with me to finish it in the great white north when I went home for the holidays. First I had to get him accustomed to the snow. He was very dubious. He'd seen it, but not on the ground like this.
April 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Nugget's training ended up taking longer than expected, so I brought him with me to finish it in the great white north when I went home for the holidays. First I had to get him accustomed to the snow. He was very dubious. He'd seen it, but not on the ground like this.
Uhoh!! Rain! Rain is actually good for loosening up the outer layers of beak and nail, which allows them to scrape them off & sharpen them. It's not unheard of for birds to choose to be in the rain. Captive birds tend to get overlong beaks & it may be because they spend more time inside.
April 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Uhoh!! Rain! Rain is actually good for loosening up the outer layers of beak and nail, which allows them to scrape them off & sharpen them. It's not unheard of for birds to choose to be in the rain. Captive birds tend to get overlong beaks & it may be because they spend more time inside.
CW >> Dead rat
Nugget continued to have luke warm interest in the lure for a while. It slowed up our training & was sort of bewildering given the rabbit fur lure, which I was told often can make them too possessive of the lure even when the food is gone. I've seen that since, but not with him. Lol
Nugget continued to have luke warm interest in the lure for a while. It slowed up our training & was sort of bewildering given the rabbit fur lure, which I was told often can make them too possessive of the lure even when the food is gone. I've seen that since, but not with him. Lol
April 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
CW >> Dead rat
Nugget continued to have luke warm interest in the lure for a while. It slowed up our training & was sort of bewildering given the rabbit fur lure, which I was told often can make them too possessive of the lure even when the food is gone. I've seen that since, but not with him. Lol
Nugget continued to have luke warm interest in the lure for a while. It slowed up our training & was sort of bewildering given the rabbit fur lure, which I was told often can make them too possessive of the lure even when the food is gone. I've seen that since, but not with him. Lol
December 2, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Cw>> dead animal & blood
Fight for the spaghetti!
Nugget was not willing to tuck in right away. This was strange & he needed to make sure the spaghetti was worth it first.
Fight for the spaghetti!
Nugget was not willing to tuck in right away. This was strange & he needed to make sure the spaghetti was worth it first.
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Cw>> dead animal & blood
Fight for the spaghetti!
Nugget was not willing to tuck in right away. This was strange & he needed to make sure the spaghetti was worth it first.
Fight for the spaghetti!
Nugget was not willing to tuck in right away. This was strange & he needed to make sure the spaghetti was worth it first.
Cozy night in with Nugget and his hat hair and watching TV with friends. ❤️
November 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Cozy night in with Nugget and his hat hair and watching TV with friends. ❤️
Took about a week to go from wild animal to putting his foot up after a meal on the glove with me. 😍
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Took about a week to go from wild animal to putting his foot up after a meal on the glove with me. 😍
Cw>> mouse guts
Someone was a bit too enthusiastic when we moved on to eating off the glove. We switched to frozen mice after this to lengthen mealtime and cement that it was safe for him to put his head down around me.
Someone was a bit too enthusiastic when we moved on to eating off the glove. We switched to frozen mice after this to lengthen mealtime and cement that it was safe for him to put his head down around me.
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Cw>> mouse guts
Someone was a bit too enthusiastic when we moved on to eating off the glove. We switched to frozen mice after this to lengthen mealtime and cement that it was safe for him to put his head down around me.
Someone was a bit too enthusiastic when we moved on to eating off the glove. We switched to frozen mice after this to lengthen mealtime and cement that it was safe for him to put his head down around me.
November 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM
