Early December Update

BB has gone to James Major for a while. He will spend most of the winter with James. BB left in good shape, and took a few small game birds while with me.

Farrah caught two squirrels in the last week or so. She also earlier caught a couple of game birds.

Cisco pulled out of a major slump, consisting of six or seven hunts without a squirrel. I don't remember any normal season streak like that. His performance this morning was stellar, catching his ninth squirrel. He was flying at 899 grams net, but it was warm, high 70s I'm guessing. This is the first hunt with his being at 900 this season. Mostly he's flown heavy, an ounce or two mostly. This morning I released him, he found a squirrel, and pursued. Twice the squirrel bailed into some nasty ground vines and escaped. Cisco twice dove after it, and was thwarted. A miss in that vegetation meant escape. But Cisco caught the squirrel high in a nearby tree and parachuted down. Arnold helped too. This was an excellent performance by my panting Red-tail.

Finally 

Panting mid-hunt

Arnold relaxing after 

Farrah, a few days ago, after a super energetic hunt. Squirrel barely visible 

Farrah with her first squirrel of the season, late November 

BB hiding a small game bird, a few weeks ago