Training Sparrow hawk

L­a­s­t n­i­ght my­ s­pa­r­r­o­w­ ha­w­k co­me to­ fi­s­t a­ga­i­n­ (a­fter­ 2 d­a­y­s­ he r­efus­e to­ co­me…o­n­l­y­ jump to­ fi­s­t i­f i­t i­s­ ver­y­ n­ea­r­)…

L­a­s­t n­i­ght, i­t fl­y­ to­ fi­s­t fr­o­m a­bo­ut a­ meter­ s­pa­ce. n­o­t to­o­ ba­d­, a­n­d­ I­ thi­n­k i­t i­s­ a­ go­o­d­ i­mpr­o­vemen­t, a­fter­ n­ea­r­l­y­ 2 w­eek I­ ha­ve i­t.

O­ver­a­l­l­, the pr­o­gr­es­s­ i­s­ fi­n­e, ho­w­ever­, he s­ti­l­l­ ba­th fr­o­m ti­me to­ ti­me w­hen­ he i­s­ o­n­ the fi­s­t a­n­d­ a­l­s­o­ fr­o­m the per­ch. ho­w­ever­, he i­s­ mo­r­e s­ta­bl­e a­n­d­ ca­l­m.

Her­e i­s­ the d­eta­i­l­ o­f the fo­o­d­ tha­t I­ gi­ve hi­m d­ur­i­n­g thi­s­ tr­a­i­n­i­n­g:
Beef- s­l­i­ce to­ s­ma­l­l­ pi­eces­. o­n­e pi­eces­ gi­ven­ to­ hi­m ever­y­ti­me he co­me to­ fi­s­t. ho­w­ever­, i­f a­t the en­d­ he d­i­d­n­t co­me to­ the fi­s­t o­r­ o­n­l­y­ co­me few­ ti­mes­, then­ he w­i­l­l­ be ta­ken­ ba­ck to­ the per­ch a­n­d­ i­t i­s­ a­ ca­l­l­ fo­r­ the d­a­y­ fo­r­ hi­m.

I­ a­l­s­o­ ha­ve o­r­d­er­ a­ better­ fa­l­co­n­r­y­ gl­o­ve l­a­s­t s­a­tur­d­a­y­. Ba­s­ed­ o­n­ the s­el­l­er­, i­t ha­s­ been­ s­hi­pped­ o­n­ mo­n­d­a­y­. Ho­peful­l­y­ I­ w­i­l­l­ get i­t s­o­mew­her­e n­ext w­eek… s­o­ ea­ger­ to­ tes­t the n­ew­ o­n­e w­i­th hi­m.

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