Well, it’s been a while since my last post, but with hunting season fast approaching I wanted to start posting on here more regularly. I went to an event last weekend that I wanted to share with everyone!
Falconry Presentation at Scottish Games
The event was called The Blairsville, GA Scottish Festival and Highland Games. If you ever get a chance to go to this you should take it, because it’s a great time. There were different vendors offering Scottish food and wares, along with a multitude of booths representing the many Scottish clans. Apart from all these great things, the location can’t be beat. Blairsville is in the North Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains, and is an absolutely scenic location.
There was a good turnout from our club, the Georgia Falconry Association. We had several falconers there, including myself and this blog’s co-author Gregg Hake. The birds there were varied both in species and in size, including four Red Tailed Hawks (two male and two female), an American Kestrel (the smallest falcon in North America), a Harris’ Hawk (the only social raptor), and a Saker Falcon (native to North Africa). We had a booth set up at the entrance to one of the main fields, and it seemed like there was a nonstop flow of people really interested in the birds. It doesn’t get much better than that! You can visit their website at http://www.blairsvillescottishfestival.org/
Saker Falcon
Hawk Heaven 