help!!!

[marie]

my fella has a fhh , she is 3.5 years old and hates the sight of me! shes kept loose in her weathering and as i went into get her on Saturday she flew off her perch and strait at my face, she's been fine with me up till then but since even if i walk passed her weathering shes off her perch and hanging on to the mesh with her talons, she isn't screaming at me and will sit on my glove happily enough, now I'm worried about going in to get her as really want to be involved with her, x x

[ccrobbins]

Imprint? If so do you feed her?

[colohen]

Marie
This may not be a problem ! ??
It may be you are not pre paired for her reaction , which from what you described , is a normal reaction from free lofted raptors . All you need to do is learn how to be pre paired for her as you enter the mews .

I have several raptors , 3 harris hawk and I never know what I will have in rehab , all are free lofted , none are imprinted and I choose not to hood .

They all respond smilier to what you described during training / hunting season because of there weight reduction .
This does not mean they are attacking you , only eager to come for food .

All my mews are designed so the doors are opened with the right hand , entering the mews with the glove hand first , for this reason!
My birds are on the glove most of the time before my body is in the mews . Which means , in most cases , I don't actully go in the mews .

Imprints are known for going for the face but don't mistake free lofted birds at hunting weight for face grabbers when you enter the mew .

Marie , I don't mean to offend you but you are not a falconer are you ?

I don't allow any one to handle my birds ! For a couple reasons .

1) it prevents accidents in the field , like flying to the wrong person unexpected .

2) it keeps people from touching them . There are those that want to pet them and there not pets !!
You reach for my Lasair and she will let you know real quick ,
" Thats a mistake don't touch me !! " when you see her wings go full spread

Become a Falconry and you will learn the ways of raptors !

;D" Use the Force" ;D

Good Luck !!

K]n

[Weasel]

I would be really weary if it is an imprint Harris's. They are notoriously aggressive to either the handler or others in the field. I differ from Colohen in that I push to make everyone I know handle my birds to make sure they understand that they are not a threat to them. Without having more background on this bird, I cannot say why it is attacking you directly, but it may be a food relationship if you have been feeding it.

[makanda]

Marie;
I once owned a second hand , imprinted female Harris Hawk, ( something I hesitate even to admit), the bird would kill anytjhing that moved, including dogs. She hated my guts, and I recipricated. I only flew her for as long as I did, because I knew I was frustrating her so much because I never gave her the chance to pluck my eyes out, it only made her try even harder. ( I think she knew I have never had a fond place in my heart for harris hawks.) Seriously though., that bird would rip my face off if I ever carried it without a tight grip on her Jesses. She would constantly bate violently at my face. I had to fly her from tree tops, and never off the fist, unless I was sure I had a good hold on her. She had a grip like a vise. My advise top you is this, there are some Harris hawks that are potential face grabbers, and you only have two eyes, so don't be too quick to assume that the bird would never foot you just because it's a Harris.

[titaniumtalons]

I'd be very careful of this bird ......thats all. There is nothing to correct, she wants at you so be careful.

Does she seem to watch you when your in the field hunting? or worse?

Michael Beran