Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Darn sparrows

So i put the traps out yesterday, and caught nothing! This better not start being a trend. I was pulling in sparrows/starlings by the truck load a little bit ago....hopefully i just need to have them set for a day or two, so that they figure out food is available again.




Headed out for a training session with Jonathan. It was good times getting to shoot the $hit, and do a little chilling. It was hotter yesterday than it has been, and apparently the bird was a little bit over weight, so she was a little bit hesitant in her response time. Personally, I think a big part of it was my fault. The cover was pretty thick, and we were wanting to kick up some bunnies (just to see what would happen), so we let Maggie run the field. I'm pretty sure his bird was not liking Maggie being there, and sorta shut down for a little bit, until she was in the car. I'm thinkin that if I hadn't brought Maggie, and the session had been started just like any other one, she would have been much more responsive from the beginning, and wouldn't have had to "get over" the dog being out there. I could be wrong though, and it may have just been weight/weather like Jonathan said (but he has had instant response with his bird up until then, and Maggie was the "X" factor for the day....). Oh well...it was good times either way, and Jonathan has been making leaps and bounds with this bird for sure! It's not gonna be long till it's time to break out the thick pants and the brush beating stick, and go to town! Hurry up cold weather! 20 days! (oh and by the way...before anything is said about the mews jesses on the bird, the photos were taken before they were switched to field ones....just FYI)

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