Flying falcons to the lure

This is a video taken this winter showing the daily routine of Brian flying falcons to the lure.

....four falcons found new homes

The four falcons referred to in the previous Blog have been purchased so are no longer for sale.
Brian is now getting everything ready for the EVR falcons to lay more eggs starting in April. The pairs have already started to get cozy with each other and making a start at putting a nest together on the nesting ledge provided for them.
Brian reckons that the falcons will produce from 6 to 14 eggs this year.
We will keep you up to date on the progress at the Mews

Change of plans

We had four fine gyrfalcons destined for Scotland but alas, due to unforseen circumstances, they will be staying at Echo Valley Ranch for awhile longer.
The two shown together, brother and sister, are relatively dark in colour and will probably produce black falcons if paired right. The other photo is of a another fine gyrfalcon.
The fourth gyrfalcon is in the same Mews but I was unable to get a photo of it.
If there are any falconers looking in who are interested in these birds please do let us know.
If you want to see a larger picture just click on the photo.

.....more to come

There is a whole bundle of things that we could write about here because we continue to go through the tedious task of complying with the "authorities" requirements before we can ship our falcons to the ECC. We have spent several months on this so far - we have four fine falcons to ship to Gary Wall in Scotland and it is incredible how many obstacles have been placed in our way.
Well, that's life in the falcon world - even out here at Echo Valley Ranch :(.

If you have anything to add to this blog to get some active discussion going please do so.

More to come? - sure is, we look forward to showing you the whole falcon breeding process fro the laying of the eggs through to training the young falcon