Widow 5/4/08

August 27, 2008

May 4, 2008 Today was a perfect day — bright blue sky with big puffy clouds, warm, 70’, and some wind. However, the wind was doing crazy things, swirling around in all different directions, one moment giving great lift and […]

Widow 4/30/08

August 17, 2008

April 30, 2008   The temperature has gone cold again, 45’ late this afternoon with snow flurries. Cordi and I went up to the mountain where the wind was strong and held the promise of good eagle flying. I unhooded […]

April 28, 2008

August 17, 2008

April 28, 2008 The temperature has warmed up a lot today, 83. I went to the mountain with hopes of strong rising air. The wind was spotty, at times very strong and other times dead calm. Widow was dying to […]

Widow 4/26/08

August 17, 2008

April 26, 2008 I went over to Kuna, which is in Idaho, and flew out in the area where JH caught his first Oregon/Idaho jack rabbit, hoping for some slips. The whistle pigs are out in force. I did not […]

Widow passage female golden eagle

August 15, 2008

April 12, 2008 Female passage golden eagle (Widow) Wt. 9lbs 10 oz. I started to reduce Widow’s weight about two weeks ago. She is, after all, a trained eagle that has caught 12 plus jacks, so, for her, it is […]

Widow April 14, 08

August 15, 2008

April 14, 2008 The wind was at 6-8mph but coming from the NE which ended any chance of slope soaring. We did, however, get some valuable tree work in. I placed food in the smallish trees on the side of […]