Falconry World

Above:- Marshall digital receivers getting “Burned in” over night

Well I’ve just returned from Utah, I’ve had no sleep for nearly 24hrs, and was in training with Dave Marshall until 12 at night before getting up at 5.30, talk about burning the midnight oil. Oh, and I’ve got to film darts in a tinder box at Bolton, England tomorrow for five days in a row…..and I still can’t stop smiling.

I didn’t really know what to expect on my visit to the Marshall Head Quarters in Salt Lake City, but what I covered in five days was fantastic for a falconry “addict” like myself. I’m going to post over several days as it would be too much, to cover my trip to Utah and Marshall radio telemetry in one go.

Marshall radio HQ surpassed any expectation for quality and demonstrated meticulous attention to detail, and testing like heating every falcon transmitter to 120c then freezing to -40c before starting to test. I’ve also seen and read a hand written copy of Jack Mavrogordato, A Hawk for the Bush, written in one, by the very man.

I’m working solid for five days after today so I’ll post when I can and give you a details of:-

• Marshall radio telemetry HQ.
• Robert Bagley’s paradise for longwingers,
• meeting Steve Chindgren and Ed Pitcher
• having a personal tour of the Peregrine Fund world center for birds of prey,
• being trained how to understand telemetry better by Dave Marshall.

Plus whatever comes back to me after some sleep….

‘To sleep perchance to dream, back in those open spaces

of Bagley’s longwing paradise thy would be….’

Shakespeare I’m not, but I bet even Willy didn’t have hawking ground like this.