Asqadia-banthen - Buddy

hey yalllll X3

*beats you severely*

Im doin pretty good :> (just got out of a nonverbal bout tho)

whatcha up to? :3

hey! I just saw you were a sand wraith fictionkin !! Just wanted to say hello - it's cool seeing other httyd kin!! I've been questioning sand wraith for a while :33

:000000 Hiiiiiii!!! Thats rlly cooooool!!

Its nice to meet uuuu, how are ya? :DDD

(aaa its so cool to find someone questioning sand wraith aaa)

How are the birds fed? Do they ever catch their own food? How young do the birds start with training? What kinds of illnesses do/can the birds get? Which bird, in your opinion, is the prettiest? :D

How did you get into falconry? What are the requirements? Is it only in certain countries/cities/states/etc? Are there specific birds assigned to you? Sorry if im asking a lot, im just really curious! :>

Hello! First off, I just wanted to say that I do not mind the questions, and am in fact super excited about them. Thank you so much for sending this in!

As a bit of a disclaimer — I’m not a professional falconer by any means, and am only an apprentice of sorts? I’m certainly no expert.

I’m not really sure how I got into falconry. Being a huge fan of raptors, it had been an interest of mine for so long, and I was always hoping for the opportunity. I guess I kept contacting local falconry centres and really lucked out? I found one that was willing to teach me, and I was allowed to continuously return to help out around the place.

In the UAE specifically— because this is where I live —there are surprisingly fewer laws on falconry than you’d expect. I believe you only need a license to hunt? Otherwise, anyone could own and fly a bird. (At least, this is what I have been told in passing.)

There aren’t any specific birds assigned to me, but there are birds I interact with more often than others, just by pure chance. One of these birds was a peregrine called Hamdan, who I was taught with. Unfortunately, he has long since transferred to another falconry centre.

There are birds off-limits to me, though, just because I’m not fully experienced. One of these birds is Optimus, a Steppe Eagle, who’s famed for his food aggression (it does not help that he is the biggest bird flown at the centre).

that looks awesome! >:D

Nonhuman Picrew chain! Thought I’d use this classic Picrew to start a chain since it has a ton of options! If you see this, you’re tagged (but no worries about participating)!

woahhhhhh thats so cool!!! :D may I ask what the project is? :3

[introduction] Ꮺ

🌊 (i'll keep it short, i go by mac, i'm objectum - POSIC, and alterhuman. fifteen and this is my place to be freely cringy, my safe space..:)

but no bathroom 4 🫵🏼

Am home but I have to bathroom nooo