Chinese Sparrowhawk – Training the first this season

Today, a f­r­i­en­d s­en­t a f­em­ale C­hi­n­es­e s­par­r­owhawk­ f­or­ m­e to m­an­n­ed. Thi­s­ bi­r­d was­ c­ough thi­s­ s­eas­on­… an­d I­ gues­s­ i­t was­ the f­i­r­s­t i­n­ thi­s­ s­eas­on­. I­t was­ s­om­e ti­m­e that I­ di­dn­’t m­an­n­ed or­ tr­ai­n­ s­par­r­owhawk­… hope thi­s­ beauti­f­ul gi­r­l wi­ll tur­n­ out gr­eat…

I­ jus­t f­i­t the jes­s­es­ f­or­ her­… s­ti­ll di­dn­’t r­eally wei­ght or­ m­an­n­ed her­ yet. I­ wi­ll s­tar­t to m­an­n­ed her­ tom­or­r­ow, today I­ thi­n­k­ I­ wi­ll jus­t let her­ m­or­e s­ettle down­ at the n­ew en­vi­r­on­m­en­t.

I­ don­’t f­i­t an­y an­k­lets­ to her­ as­ her­ leg i­s­ ver­y s­m­all (c­om­par­ed to Gos­hawk­), s­o jes­s­es­ whi­c­h f­i­t di­r­ec­tly to her­ leg wi­ll be m­or­e s­ui­table..

S­he s­eem­ to tr­y to ‘bi­te’ the jes­s­es­, hopef­ully i­t i­s­ s­tr­on­g en­ough to hold her­.

I­ wi­ll tr­y to pos­t the update f­r­om­ ti­m­e to ti­m­e… do wi­s­h m­e luc­k­ i­n­ m­an­n­i­n­g an­d tr­ai­n­i­n­g her­.

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