Hampshire Hawk Walks

Hampshire Hawk Walks I specialise in one to one natural falconry experiences with my team of hawks and barn owl based in North Hampshire.
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I aim to give you a true hands on experience of being a falconer and a deeper understanding of birds of prey and seeing them hunt.

Lovely shot of Wilf today, 🥰🥰🥰🥰
20/09/2024

Lovely shot of Wilf today, 🥰🥰🥰🥰

After the rain came the sun 😊 and me a Wilfred had some fun.
20/09/2024

After the rain came the sun 😊 and me a Wilfred had some fun.

What glorious weather, its been fabulous doing hawk walks in the sunshine, its also been lovely to get Trinity flying ag...
17/09/2024

What glorious weather, its been fabulous doing hawk walks in the sunshine, its also been lovely to get Trinity flying again following her summer holiday, she is looking beautiful with all her new feathers, she's had a beak trim and is all ready for hawk walks and winter hunting, within 10 minutes she was following on and being her amazing self. Harris hawks are clever birds and know the score, getting them back into work after a summer lay off is so easy and that's why I love them so much!

I love this time of year, the Woodland changes to its autumn colours and fungi starts popping up all over the place. It’...
11/09/2024

I love this time of year, the Woodland changes to its autumn colours and fungi starts popping up all over the place. It’s the most fascinating stuff even Sherlock was intrigued by it on our Hawk Walk today.

Thank you to everyone that visited us yesterday at Alresford Show, it was rather muddy and a bit of a challenge but it w...
08/09/2024

Thank you to everyone that visited us yesterday at Alresford Show, it was rather muddy and a bit of a challenge but it was amazing to see so many people and tell you all about what we do at Hampshire Hawk walks. I couldn’t have done it without my amazing team of helpers a massive thank you to you all..

Wilfred with my step daughter Holly, it was a warm evening and Wilf wasn’t to keen on flying but he enjoyed being carrie...
02/09/2024

Wilfred with my step daughter Holly, it was a warm evening and Wilf wasn’t to keen on flying but he enjoyed being carried around in the woods last night🥰

I have not posted about Trinity in a while as she has been having some time off over the summer and growing some beautif...
30/08/2024

I have not posted about Trinity in a while as she has been having some time off over the summer and growing some beautiful new feathers. She is looking very beautiful and almost ready to start her winter hunting season. Here she is looking very proud and I am very excited to get out flying with her in the next couple of weeks.

A windy bad hair day for me and Seren 🤣🤣
26/08/2024

A windy bad hair day for me and Seren 🤣🤣

Thankyou to Michelle Essenson for this lovely photo taken on Thursday at Chawton House of me with Texas my Red Tailed Ha...
19/08/2024

Thankyou to Michelle Essenson for this lovely photo taken on Thursday at Chawton House of me with Texas my Red Tailed Hawk, he had his wing round me and was giving me the benefit of his wisdom on squirrel catching!
Tex is a lovely chap however stubborn and very different to work with compared to a Harris Hawk. Red tails are a species from the USA and are their most common bird of prey , they are much like our common Buzzard just bigger and are in fact a buzzard. We favour them in the UK for hunting grey squirrels, unfortunately Tex is a tad lazy and often just watches the squirrel rather than attempting to catch it, because that is hard work and takes a bit of effort! !

We had lots of entries into our competition yesterday but no one correctly guessed the number of feathers in the vase , ...
16/08/2024

We had lots of entries into our competition yesterday but no one correctly guessed the number of feathers in the vase , I am going to keep the answer a secret and be using it again at Alresford show in a few weeks, but most people were quite a long way out. A couple were close , 🤞

A massive thank you to everyone that attended our event at Chawton House today, a huge thank you also to and for com...
15/08/2024

A massive thank you to everyone that attended our event at Chawton House today, a huge thank you also to and for coming and supporting . Here we all are with our native bird species.

Really looking forward to seeing those of you that can make it to our meet and learn event at Chawton House tomorrow, I ...
14/08/2024

Really looking forward to seeing those of you that can make it to our meet and learn event at Chawton House tomorrow, I am really excited that Jenny will be bringing her newest addition "Merlin" the black barn owl, look at that little face!

My entry pass for Alresford show arrived yesterday, it’s very exciting to be exhibiting at such a great event. Come alon...
11/08/2024

My entry pass for Alresford show arrived yesterday, it’s very exciting to be exhibiting at such a great event. Come along and join the fun on Saturday 7th September, and pop by and see us on stand J61. I will be running my win a walk competition and some of the team including Wilf will be on hand for photo opportunities.

Gorgeous evening to be out with Wilf in the woodland, he really has surpassed all my expectations and is doing some bril...
10/08/2024

Gorgeous evening to be out with Wilf in the woodland, he really has surpassed all my expectations and is doing some brilliant walks, the woodland is definitely where he comes into his own😊

Wilf wanted to let you all know that today is Owl awareness day, being a wild owl can be a tough and often short life, ...
04/08/2024

Wilf wanted to let you all know that today is Owl awareness day, being a wild owl can be a tough and often short life, if you want to learn more about them pop along and meet Wilf and a few of his owl friends at Chawton House on 15th August.

We managed a couple of experiences today despite the damp conditions, Wilf is really starting to enjoy his surroundings ...
25/07/2024

We managed a couple of experiences today despite the damp conditions, Wilf is really starting to enjoy his surroundings and looked so content looking out over the meadow this afternoon. Hes a very popular little chap and working very hard. Don’t forget you can come and meet him and take a walk in the meadow in August at our meet and learn event on 15th

If you enjoy using a camera and want to learn how to take great pictures out in the woodlands, you will love a day with...
20/07/2024

If you enjoy using a camera and want to learn how to take great pictures out in the woodlands, you will love a day with Alex Shute and Going Digital Photography Courses , Alex Shute and I are collaborating to offer photography skills courses using my hawks in the woodland as your subject. for more information and booking - Going Digital South Coast https://www.goingdigital.co.uk more details coming soon.

This picture shows how birds of prey can use their nictitating membrane independently. Sherlock looks a bit like he’s wi...
18/07/2024

This picture shows how birds of prey can use their nictitating membrane independently. Sherlock looks a bit like he’s winking 😜

Wilf was struggling with his maths homework so cheated and used the calculator function, but those talons are not that k...
16/07/2024

Wilf was struggling with his maths homework so cheated and used the calculator function, but those talons are not that keyboard friendly. 🤣🤣🤣 I think he should stick to using a mouse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I am thrilled that Wild About Britain will be joining us at Chawton House On 15th August. This is a fantastic opportuni...
16/07/2024

I am thrilled that Wild About Britain will be joining us at Chawton House On 15th August. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet and learn about our native species, come and join us for a fun activity during your summer break.

During our recent show at Newhouse Farm open day we ran a competition to win an experience. The Roberts family chose to...
12/07/2024

During our recent show at Newhouse Farm open day we ran a competition to win an experience. The Roberts family chose to come and meet Wilf for a walk at Chawton House, they all came this evening and we all had a fun time with Wilf being his usual entertaining self.

This was Neo when I collected him at 17 weeks old in July 7 years ago, Neo was the start of my journey into falconry and...
10/07/2024

This was Neo when I collected him at 17 weeks old in July 7 years ago, Neo was the start of my journey into falconry and I could never have imagined what that awesome little hawk would be the start of. We learned so much together and never a day passes that I don't think of that little due and the huge personality he had.
There is nothing more beautiful than a Harris Hawk in Juvenile plumage , they are just gorgeous, 😍

London and the team are justified in being extremely proud of themselves, we have achieved a Triple Advisor Travellers C...
03/07/2024

London and the team are justified in being extremely proud of themselves, we have achieved a Triple Advisor Travellers Choice Award, with over 200 5 🌟 reviews , across a review sites it’s lovely to get this feedback and means so much. Thank you to everyone that’s taken the time to post a review😊

Guinness 😍😍 he’s such a quirky little character and has developed so much in the almost 3 years he’s been with me and th...
02/07/2024

Guinness 😍😍 he’s such a quirky little character and has developed so much in the almost 3 years he’s been with me and the team. He caught a rat this week and was so damn proud of himself and I was too. We didn’t really gel at the start but I have really put a load of effort in with the little fella and it’s really starting to pay off. Very proud of him. 🤗

Here you can clearly see Sherlock’s Nictitating membrane. This is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in s...
29/06/2024

Here you can clearly see Sherlock’s Nictitating membrane. This is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye to protect and moisten it while maintaining a level of vision, for Sherlock when he’s diving into a Bramblebush after his dinner it will protect his precious eye and vision. Losing eyesight for an eyesight driven hunter is a death sentence.

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Alton
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Being a gamekeeper as well as a falconer means early mornings. I feel very privileged to have such a wonderful life and always like to stop , contemplate and be grateful. The sunrise this morning filled me with happiness, simple things are the best and my pheasants were pleased to see me too 🥰

Here’s London enjoying a bath after work this morning, he was absolutely awesome on his walk today and following his illness last year it makes every walk he does all the more special. He’s an absolute superstar when he’s on form and the reason he’s my favourite. 🤩 you just have to love those bum dunks 🤣😊

Because they are a pack hawk Harris hawks have a wide range of vocalisations they use with one another. One of my favourites is this chirping, here Sherlock wants a bit of food , they will also make this noise when frightened or being submissive in a confrontation. They are such interesting hawks to work with and there’s so much to learn about their behaviours.

Wolf’s arch enemy my husband🤣 is away so Wilf comes in the kitchen to keep me company. This evening we met the killer nectarines and he wasn’t impressed. Wilf has been working so hard bless him, it’s nice to have some play time with him. 🥰

It’s been a very busy week for the team, Mondays are our day off so all looking forward to a lie in. Here’s a few pictures from the past days with customers from Hollywood and Germany as well as all across the uk, it’s been lovely meeting you all. The birds have all been superstars, particularly Wilf who is out every day 😊👍

What a perfect evening for a woodland owl walk, Wilf was on top form and even had a go at catching a pheasant, he definitely thinks he’s Harris hawk, I think he’s trying to become my favourite and jealous of London 😊❤️

A very proud day, Seren did her first hawk walk and was a superstar, she was wonderful with customers and will only grow in confidence with time and practice, thanks to Lizzie and Cathy for being such gentle and encouraging participants which put her at ease.

Happy 1st birthday Wilf, can’t believe you are 1 already, we seem to have packed so much into a year, what a handsome little chap you have become and a real superstar. Special mouse cake coming your way 😍🐁

Seren and Sherlock are starting to get to know one another, by the end of today’s walk they were choosing to perch together, it’s lovely to see the interaction develop.

A busy weekend for the team , lots of happy customers and the hawks all flying brilliantly, the woodland was gorgeous bathed in sunshine but not too hot and hawk walks hq is looking nice and colourful too. #hawkwalk #falconryexperience #hampshirethingstodo #hawksandflowers #hampshire

We had a lovely afternoon yesterday with Sherlock Seren and Wilf,

Harris hawks are a dessert swelling species so are better than most at coping in the warm weather. They pant to keep themselves cool like many animals, here you can clearly see Serena tongue and airway. #harrishawk #panting #keepingcool

Seren was a star performer today, she did a practice hawk walk with customers and seemed very happy, so pleased with her progress.

Out and about with the team this week, Seren is such a joy to work with , can you tell who’s who in the photos?

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Nita and Neo

Neo will be 2 in a couple of weeks time, hard to put into words how much he means to me, Hawks are a long term commitment and hopefully we will still be out having fun together in 25 years all be it that we will both be a bit slower by then!

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