Falconry News, Events and Happenings
Falconry Fair Update
The 'Falconcrest Falconry Hunting and Naure Fair' is already known as the most sociable two day festival in the Netherlands, and this year they plan to make it even better.
There is a tombola with great prizes to be won, like::
- A brand new falconry telemetry set from Marshal
- Falconry material from Falconcrest
- Raptor blocks from Falconiformes
- Leather for falconry from Mac Falcon
- Food packages from Kiezebrink
| Park Entry |
| Adults |
6 euro |
| Children (4-13) |
4 euro |
| Children(0-3) |
Free |
Gates open at 10:00 and close at 17:00
When: Saturday - Sunday, 17th and 18th July 2010
Locatie: Falconcrest Birds Of Prey Park,
Bokt 18,
5633 BG Eindhoven
GPS - Lat: 51.490670 Lng: 5.496670
Birds of Prey Show VZW Free Spirit - Open door day
When: Sunday, 1 August 2010
Location: Opworpstraat 55, 3560 Lummen
GPS: - Lat: 50.974114 Lng: 5.231407
Birds of prey club VZW Free Spirit is organizing their 3rd 'open door day' on the 1st of August 2010.
Falconcrest Falconry Hunting and Nature Fair
When: Saturday - Sunday, June 17th and 18th 2010
Location: Falconcrest Birds Of Prey Park,
Bokt 18,
5633 BG Eindhoven,
The Netherlands
GPS - Lat: 51.490670 Lng: 5.496670
Falconry fair with nature and hunting as the main theme. A great opportunity for birds of prey enthusiasts and everyone interested in birds of prey, hunting and nature to experience the facinating world of the falconer.
For standholders, participants and falconry equipment vendors, registration form to attend this falconry festival can be found at: Falconry Hunting and Nature Festival Registration Form in English, Dutch and German.
The first Bald Eagle egg of 2010
On the 9th of February that is when it all happend. The sun came up on a cold Tuesday morning to reveal that the Bald eagles had an egg in their nest. I think that is pretty good news, but with this cold weather (it was -6 this morning) I hope all goes well for the new Bald eagles.
More images can be found at Bald Eagle Nest - Live Webcam Images image archive at Falconcrest or you can watch it via the live video feed on Internet at rtsp://88.159.83.200:33001/mpeg4/media.amp
For those who only have http, link too Bald Eagle Nest Images via HTTP it refreshes the live view on the eagle nest every 5 seconds.
Update: 6/6/2010: For those following the live web camera feed of the eagles nest. Early June 2010 the young Balb Eagle (named Attila) started with the tradiaional Dutch birds of prey training program. This because the parents were getting agitated with the fledglling eaglet and because it was the right time to start the trianing of a non-imprint eagle. For those interested to see how it ventures with Attila, see www.falconcrest.eu for more details.
Flying with an eagle
The Spanish falconer Jose Luis Ortiz has mounted a video camera on an eagles back. Now you can fly with the eagle and see the world as these birds of prey experience it.
There are more steppe eagle and golden eagle video's on the site of Jose Luis Ortiz. Definately worth a visit, and always interesting to see what falconers in other countries are doing.
For falconry fans and good friends
Jeanene Steeman on Hyves
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Bird Sanctuary Centre Lecture
A lecture about everything that is involved with the revalidation of birds. The accent of this lecture is aimed at the care and revalidation of birds of prey in particular. About treatment of birds of prey that have been poisoned, have gun shot wounds or abanduned chicks. The purpose is to allow the birds to regain their health fully and then returning them back to nature in their natural habitat.
When: Tuesday 24 November in the evenings
Location: The Fort at Giessen - Just outside the town of Giessen on the Giessensesteeg road.
Valkerij & Natuurbeurs 2010
When: Sunday, June 6th 2010
Location: Falls Lodge
Alphensebaan 14
Gilze (between Tilburg and Breda)
Valkerij - & plattelandsbeurs
When: Sunday 11 Oktober 2009
Location: Wedelse molen
Breugelweg 250
3900 Overpelt
Birds of prey news
The three young snow owls are ready, after 8 weeks they can fly really well.
Snow Owl Basja |
Snow Owl Ugly |
Snow Owl Bono |
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Snow owl training will be the drill at Falconcrest in the near future, first they get 'boots' with 'jeses' and then via the long line they are taught to trust humans and to come to the falconers gauntlet for food. When it gets so far, we'll have our hands full as the traditional Dutch falconry rules apply at Falconcrest...LOADS of patience and the birds of prey come first!. It's really a load of work as (snow) owls are really stubborn and require a lot of time and energy. We'll have our hands full with these three rascals. |
Little Owls, better late than never
It is rather late in the season for little owls to have a nest, but believe it or not, two little owl chicks were born at the end of August and we are really happy about this. Even though we had to pay with blood sweat and tears to be able to check the nest in the hollow tree, because the chicks are just a few days old and the parents protect the nest with a passion.
