Just an update everyone - the feather has married-up and remained intact since we effected this repair, (its Sept. 13th today). 'Scirocco' has been taking magnificent care of himself in the preening department, and even bathed ( _quite_ vigorously!) today with no deleterious effect. Darn it...guess we're getting quite accomplished at this little feat of engineering! ;0) Best, Jo
Thank you very much for your support Ron, we are so grateful for you to join us here! We absolutely love sharing what we know, and how Jo is teaching me this beautiful art form, which I believe everyone can (hopefully!) benefit from in some way or another. It's so important to me that this knowledge is captured for future generations to fall in love with Falconry just as I have. Many more episodes to come, stay tuned! :) -Leah
Hallo again Ron; Thanks so much for the vote of confidence. I know there'll always be more to learn, but we'll continue to do our best to share the knowledge I've acquired thus-far, (and/or connect our amazing subscriber-family-members with those possessing the answers if I haven't yet encountered them). Hope you've been having a great week, Jo
I love watching the gentle care and love you give to your birds. You two are so inspiring! So, when imping the feather, you cleaned up and cleared the shaft of the feather that needed to be imped. Then you used the end of a flight feather that you had prepared. Did you insert the end of the prepared feather into the shaft of the wing feather? Also, Jo's necklace is really nice! Thanks again for a great video
For all their grace and power, they are incredibly fragile beings... So yes, Jo first cleared out the shaft of the feather on his wing. Then there is a needle serving as a connector piece between the imped feather (which was actually just the wing tip that had broken off) and the feather shaft, which you can see Jo pulling out of the crazy glue at 2:15. The purpose for clearing the shaft in advance is to ensure a smooth perfect fit when the needle is inserted. Please let me know if that answers your question! Thank you so much for spending time with us! :) -Leah
@@TheFalconLady So it was a needle that was attached to the imped feather. I just wanted to make sure I understood what was happening. Thanks for the response! You guys are awesome
Of course! One other thing that I forgot to mention is that Jo sands down the needle to make sure that the glue grabs onto the microtears the needle. :) -Leah
Good afternoon Kristyn; Thank you for your wonderful compliment...I'm honestly grateful for your observation. :0) My necklace was made by a truly talented silver-smith from Chemainus...its my "touchstone". To answer your question, I prepared the broken wingtip for re-attachment to the feather on 'Scirocco's' wing by inserting a small, fine stainless steel sewing needle which had (first) been sanded vigorously with ultra-fine sandpaper (this puts microscopic scratches all over the needle, which in turn gives the Krazy Glue lots of surface-areas to bond-with). The smallest end of the needle was then inserted into the shaft of the broken wingtip, and allowed to dry earlier in the day. When we repaired 'Scirocco's' feather, I trimmed the funky/ragged end, then reamed the end with a _slightly_ larger stainless steel needle. Last step was to liberally coat the end of the needle sticking out of the shaft of the broken wing-tip, then slip it into the feather shaft still attached to his wing. As a bit of insurance, I dotted some Krazy Glue onto the join between the two pieces, then hit it with a touch of baby powder. I hope this answers your question fully - have a wonderful weekend... :0) Best, Jo
Traditionally, falconry has been passed down from one master to his or her apprentice, and that tradition carries on to today. When folks are looking to get into falconry, most of the time they will source out someone who has been practicing falconry for a long time to ask them to teach them and mentor them. Then, some years later when the apprentice gets their own bird, the sponsor become someone that they can turn to for guidance and advice. One thing to keep in mind is that everyone is different, and it may take a couple of tries to find the right someone who is willing to help you. I would contact someone in the Arizona falconry association to see if any of the falconers would be willing to either have you out for the day, or hold a workshop for you, etc! This is their website: arizonafalconers.com/ I hope that answers your question! :) -Leah
Good evening Scarlet wolf; Thank you so much for the wonderful support - I'm so glad to hear you're finding the regularly scheduled episodes, (and #postcard videos!) informative and useful. I'm not _completely_ familiar with how one goes about connecting with a willing sponsor, Scarlet, although I'm willing to make the educated guess that once someone agrees to take you on as a student of this Art form, they'll begin to teach you the base-skills, then build into ever more challenging aspects of what it is to steward a bird-of-prey. Your best bet would be to get in touch with your Fish & Wildlife branch, and ask the staff there if they'd be good enough to send you the guidelines, expectations, and time-frame information involved with obtaining a license to possess a raptor in your State. :0) Perhaps your mum or dad could give you a hand with this, or maybe one of your science teachers at school? Keep us posted on what you find out! Have a great weekend, Jo
Good morning atif zeb; Thank you for the great question. When falcons (or any bird) break a feather, there are only two options for its repair. The first option is for an experienced individual like a Falconer or a wildlife-rehabilitator to use a technique called "imping", which has been used for hundreds and hundreds of years. The second option is to wait until the following year when the Peregrine, (or other bird), goes through its annual moult. This is when they shed their old feathers, and slowly replace them with new ones. I hope this answers your question - thanks so much for stopping in to the channel. Best, Jo
No that wouldn't work, in order to separate the wing feathers his whole wing needs to be free and not restrained. Once Scirocco realized we were helping him, not hurting or casting him he was fairly with the whole experience. It's important to remember you are always developing a relationship with your feathered companion, they understand energy you give them. If you're forever casting or restraining them they will develop negative associations. They understand when you are patient and kind with everything you do with them. :) -Leah
Good afternoon bloches; Thank you for visiting the channel. The individual who has been blurred out is no longer involved with our work, and "no longer wished to appear" in our videos. The editing tools for doing this aren't 100% perfect on CZcams, however it mostly did the job. Best, Jo
You probably shouldnt pet your bird anywhere but its head, i know the head was covered to keep it from biting and you where just trying to comfort him, but just a reminder for any other time because birds usually take this sexually and think that you are their mate preening them. ^^
You do realize you’re commenting on a video to someone who is a falconer, right? While certainly painful, a bite is nothing compared to being footed, especially if the bird binds. As for the hood, it’s mostly there for the bird’s safety, not theirs. Once a raptor is hooded they become very relaxed, which means they won’t freak out and hurt themselves by flying into something. It also helps build trust in the bird since they are constantly scrutinizing what you are doing. If they can’t see it, then they usually don’t associate it with a negative experience. This is also very important since one of the main purposes of falconry is to help birds that would otherwise stand a very good chance of dying their first year, learn to hunt. Example, a Coopers Hawk is un-hooded, notices you with food that you’re eating because we eat too, and associates that with you stealing its food. Therefore, trust is broken. How do you fly that now? Also, raptors are not social birds. They aren’t like parrots at all. This means that they don’t live in flocks and practice social grooming. They also don’t gain anything from petting. Raptors are not pets, the best you get from them is tolerance and trust, and when they’re ready to leave they will leave. As for other birds in general, I have no idea where you heard or got the idea that you can’t pet a bird anywhere else other than the head. For birds that do practice social grooming, they almost always practice social grooming around the head because that’s the only place a bird can’t preen. Any parrot I’ve ever had has enjoyed being pet on their chest and under their wings. I’ve also helped them with pin feathers. It’s part of being a bird owner. With that said, raptors are not like this, and they can never be owned or tamed. They are wild animals and apex predators for a reason.
@@bdgrey sorry about my accusations about falconry.. I am only a parrot expert, all I know is that head and neck scratches are best if you dont want a hormonal bird, but a few can slip through the cracks. I commented this a while ago, I dont know. If its working for you, keep it up! ^^
Just an update everyone - the feather has married-up and remained intact since we effected this repair, (its Sept. 13th today).
'Scirocco' has been taking magnificent care of himself in the preening department, and even bathed ( _quite_ vigorously!) today with no deleterious effect.
Darn it...guess we're getting quite accomplished at this little feat of engineering! ;0)
Best,
Jo
A thousand greetings to you
You are the perfect couple to be passing on the knowledge, some falconers think their mysterious secret agents. luv you.
Thank you very much for your support Ron, we are so grateful for you to join us here! We absolutely love sharing what we know, and how Jo is teaching me this beautiful art form, which I believe everyone can (hopefully!) benefit from in some way or another. It's so important to me that this knowledge is captured for future generations to fall in love with Falconry just as I have. Many more episodes to come, stay tuned! :) -Leah
Hallo again Ron;
Thanks so much for the vote of confidence.
I know there'll always be more to learn, but we'll continue to do our best to share the knowledge I've acquired thus-far, (and/or connect our amazing subscriber-family-members with those possessing the answers if I haven't yet encountered them).
Hope you've been having a great week,
Jo
Hi quality stuff as always. Love those birds, pretty fond of you guys too!
Happy to see you back GT! Thanks for the love! :) -Leah
I love watching the gentle care and love you give to your birds. You two are so inspiring!
So, when imping the feather, you cleaned up and cleared the shaft of the feather that needed to be imped. Then you used the end of a flight feather that you had prepared. Did you insert the end of the prepared feather into the shaft of the wing feather?
Also, Jo's necklace is really nice! Thanks again for a great video
For all their grace and power, they are incredibly fragile beings...
So yes, Jo first cleared out the shaft of the feather on his wing. Then there is a needle serving as a connector piece between the imped feather (which was actually just the wing tip that had broken off) and the feather shaft, which you can see Jo pulling out of the crazy glue at 2:15. The purpose for clearing the shaft in advance is to ensure a smooth perfect fit when the needle is inserted.
Please let me know if that answers your question! Thank you so much for spending time with us! :) -Leah
@@TheFalconLady So it was a needle that was attached to the imped feather. I just wanted to make sure I understood what was happening.
Thanks for the response! You guys are awesome
Of course! One other thing that I forgot to mention is that Jo sands down the needle to make sure that the glue grabs onto the microtears the needle. :) -Leah
Good afternoon Kristyn;
Thank you for your wonderful compliment...I'm honestly grateful for your observation. :0)
My necklace was made by a truly talented silver-smith from Chemainus...its my "touchstone".
To answer your question, I prepared the broken wingtip for re-attachment to the feather on 'Scirocco's' wing by inserting a small, fine stainless steel sewing needle which had (first) been sanded vigorously with ultra-fine sandpaper (this puts microscopic scratches all over the needle, which in turn gives the Krazy Glue lots of surface-areas to bond-with).
The smallest end of the needle was then inserted into the shaft of the broken wingtip, and allowed to dry earlier in the day.
When we repaired 'Scirocco's' feather, I trimmed the funky/ragged end, then reamed the end with a _slightly_ larger stainless steel needle.
Last step was to liberally coat the end of the needle sticking out of the shaft of the broken wing-tip, then slip it into the feather shaft still attached to his wing.
As a bit of insurance, I dotted some Krazy Glue onto the join between the two pieces, then hit it with a touch of baby powder.
I hope this answers your question fully - have a wonderful weekend... :0)
Best,
Jo
Amazing video! Quick question, ummm so I was wondering about sponsors, more specifically how to get one and what exactly do they do with you?
Traditionally, falconry has been passed down from one master to his or her apprentice, and that tradition carries on to today. When folks are looking to get into falconry, most of the time they will source out someone who has been practicing falconry for a long time to ask them to teach them and mentor them. Then, some years later when the apprentice gets their own bird, the sponsor become someone that they can turn to for guidance and advice. One thing to keep in mind is that everyone is different, and it may take a couple of tries to find the right someone who is willing to help you.
I would contact someone in the Arizona falconry association to see if any of the falconers would be willing to either have you out for the day, or hold a workshop for you, etc! This is their website:
arizonafalconers.com/
I hope that answers your question! :) -Leah
@@TheFalconLady thanks so much! I will definitely check it out 😊👍
Good evening Scarlet wolf;
Thank you so much for the wonderful support - I'm so glad to hear you're finding the regularly scheduled episodes, (and #postcard videos!) informative and useful.
I'm not _completely_ familiar with how one goes about connecting with a willing sponsor, Scarlet, although I'm willing to make the educated guess that once someone agrees to take you on as a student of this Art form, they'll begin to teach you the base-skills, then build into ever more challenging aspects of what it is to steward a bird-of-prey.
Your best bet would be to get in touch with your Fish & Wildlife branch, and ask the staff there if they'd be good enough to send you the guidelines, expectations, and time-frame information involved with obtaining a license to possess a raptor in your State. :0)
Perhaps your mum or dad could give you a hand with this, or maybe one of your science teachers at school?
Keep us posted on what you find out!
Have a great weekend,
Jo
@@TheFalconLady thanks
Hey my falcon has his feathers removed by someone would it grow back by next year?
What did you use for the needle? I have to 3 wing tips on my peregrine aagh !!
I always wondered how you made sure that the imped portion of a feather stays in.....now I know lol
Do peregrene grow new feathers if broken?
Good morning atif zeb;
Thank you for the great question.
When falcons (or any bird) break a feather, there are only two options for its repair.
The first option is for an experienced individual like a Falconer or a wildlife-rehabilitator to use a technique called "imping", which has been used for hundreds and hundreds of years.
The second option is to wait until the following year when the Peregrine, (or other bird), goes through its annual moult. This is when they shed their old feathers, and slowly replace them with new ones.
I hope this answers your question - thanks so much for stopping in to the channel.
Best,
Jo
would a 1" wide piece of velcro to hold his wings down help in this situation or would it annoy him or throw off his balance while holding him?
No that wouldn't work, in order to separate the wing feathers his whole wing needs to be free and not restrained. Once Scirocco realized we were helping him, not hurting or casting him he was fairly with the whole experience. It's important to remember you are always developing a relationship with your feathered companion, they understand energy you give them. If you're forever casting or restraining them they will develop negative associations. They understand when you are patient and kind with everything you do with them. :) -Leah
Make a nice Fan.. one day...!!..
Why she got secored?
Her face is censored in the video. But her name isn’t and you can see her face on the thumbnail.
Good afternoon bloches;
Thank you for visiting the channel.
The individual who has been blurred out is no longer involved with our work, and "no longer wished to appear" in our videos.
The editing tools for doing this aren't 100% perfect on CZcams, however it mostly did the job.
Best,
Jo
You probably shouldnt pet your bird anywhere but its head, i know the head was covered to keep it from biting and you where just trying to comfort him, but just a reminder for any other time because birds usually take this sexually and think that you are their mate preening them. ^^
You do realize you’re commenting on a video to someone who is a falconer, right? While certainly painful, a bite is nothing compared to being footed, especially if the bird binds. As for the hood, it’s mostly there for the bird’s safety, not theirs. Once a raptor is hooded they become very relaxed, which means they won’t freak out and hurt themselves by flying into something. It also helps build trust in the bird since they are constantly scrutinizing what you are doing. If they can’t see it, then they usually don’t associate it with a negative experience. This is also very important since one of the main purposes of falconry is to help birds that would otherwise stand a very good chance of dying their first year, learn to hunt.
Example, a Coopers Hawk is un-hooded, notices you with food that you’re eating because we eat too, and associates that with you stealing its food. Therefore, trust is broken. How do you fly that now?
Also, raptors are not social birds. They aren’t like parrots at all. This means that they don’t live in flocks and practice social grooming. They also don’t gain anything from petting. Raptors are not pets, the best you get from them is tolerance and trust, and when they’re ready to leave they will leave.
As for other birds in general, I have no idea where you heard or got the idea that you can’t pet a bird anywhere else other than the head. For birds that do practice social grooming, they almost always practice social grooming around the head because that’s the only place a bird can’t preen. Any parrot I’ve ever had has enjoyed being pet on their chest and under their wings. I’ve also helped them with pin feathers. It’s part of being a bird owner.
With that said, raptors are not like this, and they can never be owned or tamed. They are wild animals and apex predators for a reason.
@@bdgrey sorry about my accusations about falconry.. I am only a parrot expert, all I know is that head and neck scratches are best if you dont want a hormonal bird, but a few can slip through the cracks. I commented this a while ago, I dont know. If its working for you, keep it up! ^^
What has happened to young lady have you fallen out
I was wondering the something. Her face is blurred out in all of the videos now.