Hunting with The Bonelli's Eagle - Second Season with The Colonel

Hunting with a male Bonelli's Eagle (The Colonel) in his second season.
Bred by: Bob Watkins
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This is just a tiny proportion of my 2019/2020 season that I managed to capture on video, I can't capture most of the flights on video as they are simply too far away or behind hedges etc. My aim is to try and show their different flight styles, hunting techniques and strategies. I try to fly my birds as close to their wild cousins lifestyle as possible.
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[@lohikarhu734]

Lovely to see an eagle hunting in his element, beautiful waiting on, stooping, great images depicting his speed, and, interestingly, he also seems small enough and maneuverable-enough to hunt like a hawk, in some cases, and really shows persistence in the chase! Thanks very much for sharing your partnership!

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Many thanks for commenting, much appreciated. Regards Nigel

[@simonpateman4438]

Amazing film, love how he can stay still in the air while looking around, beautiful bird!

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Thanks a lot!

[@MyYorkshirehawks]

Stunning as always, pure craftsmanship. What we all aspire to, such a pleasure to see how your birds work.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

My Yorkshire Hawks Very nice thanks. Glad you enjoy the videos much appreciated.

[@tomkeenan945]

Another stunning film you are as talented a film maker as you are a falconer I watch you’re Harris’s hill soaring and your Gos’s hunting over and over now I have another to add to the list what stunning music a stunning bird and stunning country thank you so much for sharing Nigel 👍

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Tom Keenan Awesome Tom good to hear you enjoy my videos, very much appreciated. Comments like this give me more determination to make the next one even better! 👍

[@Charles61284]

Absolutely fabulous, a credit to its trainer. Also the dog does it’s work excellently.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Charles Renwick Great thank you!

[@johnabbott4424]

Exellent footage Exellent bird cracking dog and total credit to you as a falconer

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Many thanks

[@hobby684]

Stunning, The Colonel gets your heart pounding from the tv set. Thanks Steven.🦅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Scottish Falconry And Outdoors. Awesome thanks

[@hobby684]

😭😆😆 Nigel sorry 😆😆the old predictive txt got you mixed up with the other lad. My buddy's are having a great laugh I better not edit and take it like a man. 🧠👌

[@awalker2723]

Hi Nigel it looks like The Colonel's been very busy since we saw you. Fantastic footage.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

A Walker Great thanks! Yes he’s been flying 20 miles most days. Needless to say I’m a stone lighter and fit as a fiddle 😀

[@hawktalkuk]

Excellent, unless your an austringer, you dont realise the time ,commitment, trials & tribulations of training a bird to this calibre,, great stuff

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Falconry - A stirrer of emotions. To get the very best out of your birds they must be flown as if wild. To do that means you have to live & breath falconry every day. Thanks

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

It's amazing that you can not only fly the bird, but film it in the most rugged terrain. You must be in the greatest shape imaginable. I bet your telemetry receiver is out constantly. Great work on this video! OSH :-)

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Yes it sure is a thrashing in the hills. Definitely keeps me fit! Yes goshawking for 9 years got me very familiar with telemetry. GPS has changed the game immensely! Thanks very much.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

@@hawkinsfalconry No, thank you for the excellent video productions, there's very few that can match your work. OSH :-)

[@hawkinsfalconry]

@@oldschoolhawking8191 Thank you sir 👍

[@hobby684]

Must be 10th time I've watched this, everytime I can feel a tiny bit adrenaline sitting here !!!! 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Awesome! Many thanks 👍

[@matwho2471]

Awsome as always... I watched all of your movies. Great landscape, great camera and great falconry skills, of course! Keep up your work! Greetings from Germany.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Mat Who Great thanks. Much appreciated!

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Mat Who Nice one Mat thanks very much

[@lamaspacos]

WHAT A PRIVILEGE! MANY THANKS.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

José Carvalho Great thank you

[@umershujaat2485]

What a beautiful bird of prey

[@chrisbaker3066]

He is much more agile than I would have imagined. Beautiful bird.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Chris Baker Yes that’s because I fly him as if wild giving loads of freedom and allowing his natural flying style to adapt. If it’s off the glove flights they take some time to get speed up due to their large wings that are evolutionary designed for soaring & stooping avian prey. Most humans work against Bonelli’s natural abilities rather than spending time to get to know and study their wild cousins hunting strategies and work with them as a formidable team.

[@benhs87]

@@hawkinsfalconry This is an amazing video, thank you for sharing this with us all. I had no idea Bonelli's could dive like that. I am just wondering if there are other birds that would perform better with this type of approach? Like a Ferruginous Hawk maybe?

[@davemcc7171]

Nigel that was tremendous - as was the first episode in the Bonellis saga . Made even better by the absence of voice over , the camera work says it all. Top Class. If you get around to writing a book i will buy it, i will even buy the hardback version ( if you sign it. :) regards from sunny Scotland , Dave

[@hawkinsfalconry]

dave mcc Thanks for taking the time to comment on my work. It gives me great determination to crack on with The Colonel project and try to get more footage of his in-the-field antics. I’m going to be trying super hard next season to get more flights on feather out-the-air binding flights. Thoroughly enjoying flying him thanks. All the best Nigel

[@davemcc7171]

@@hawkinsfalconry thanks for replying Nigel ....Can i ask 2 quick questions ? ( i know you are busy ! ) ... Why did you pick a Bonelli to fly ...is it similar in training / performance etc to a Steppe Eagle ? Also i notice that sometimes with the Harrises and other hawks you fly them with just the anklets and no jesses ..is this to keep weight and clutter of the birds feet ? Thanks again for taking the time buddy . Regards David.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

@@davemcc7171 Hi, I picked a Bonelli's Eagle for quite a few reasons, mainly because of their versatility with different flying styles i.e. off-the-glove, following-on in woodlands, ferreting and also hill soaring after both fur and feather. Bonelli's have never been explored to their full potential, most falconers' in history literature have written bad accounts about their experiences. In my opinion if you have the time, dedication, commitment, land to fly them and have years of Accipiter mentality then you have a reasonable chance of success if you put serious amounts of time into them. Most just glove fly, which is good in some circumstances but not others. Falconry to me is to fly a bird as close to their natural flying style as possible, if you haven't got all of the aforementioned in place then I simply say to people they shouldn't take up falconry. (Look at life from their perspective. What would you want to fly like?) If you're taking away their ability to fly as if wild then I personally think that you're taking away their freedom. And in the current circumstances of Covid-19 I think some falconers' would learn a lot if they reflected a little and asked themselves what it's like to have some freedom taken away...? Regarding jesses I don't like flying with them on unless glove flying or ferreting where you need control. One reason is clutter, another reason is they get caught up on trees and also when I'm in the hills I get wild Peregrines, Red Kites, Buzzards, Eagles thinking they are carrying prey in their talons and come over to investigate or attack. Hope this helps your question David. Regards Nigel

[@davemcc7171]

@@hawkinsfalconry Perfect reply Nigel thank you again for the quick answer- and for taking the time to be precise . ( As someone once said " The way a man does anything is the way he does everything " ) ATB David

[@1azrealdeal]

Another fantastic hunting video....just when you think your videos can’t get any better......they get better. Lol Amazing flights, quarry kills, scenery, camera work the lot. Certainly made my home quarantine (courtesy of Coronavirus) a lot less boring. Lol Look after and see you next hunting season. Azeem

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Warrior77 Awesome Azeem many thanks, glad it kept you happy for a short while, very much appreciated. Stay safe in this uncertain time and catch you in the new season. All the best Nigel

[@georgehawking9126]

Best falconry videos on youtube hes learning the game now credit to you 👍

[@hawkinsfalconry]

George hawking Many thanks George, yes he sure is getting confident now with the amount of hunting opportunities I put in front of him.

[@Spartanfalconry]

Amazing video and an amazing bird pure magic this video well done🦅🦅🦅

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Marks Falconry Much appreciated thanks.

[@philipberry6477]

Just brilliant

[@saker147]

This really is some world class falconry as it should be done with total respect for the birds, I always wonder how you manage to get your eagles and hawks to wait on above you so well/high, is there a technique to this or just practice? Cheers

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Saker Thank you. I always get them hunting off the glove first to ensure the bond is enforced where they understand that I’m an awesome perch where quarry is produced from. I then take them to a hill with 10-15mph ridge lift wind, put them at the top and call them to the glove at the bottom and simply increase the time spent aloft. When they’re above you have to produce quarry quick to reinforce the positive flight style and gradually increase the time between flushing game. The trick is to keep their focus on you rather than drift off too far out of position.

[@saker147]

@@hawkinsfalconry brilliant stuff, so is it mostly rabbits you fly with him or do you go for hares, he sure as hell looks quick enough!

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Saker Rabbits & feather but anything is on the menu. Hunt as if wild 👍

[@dicksonsulbaran8600]

Oye no tienes problemas con otras rapaces cuando sales a lance con tu aguila?? Yo tngo una aguila escudada y cuando la saco a vuelo llegan otras aguilas a agredir ala mía x eso t pregunto.

[@ChromeMan04]

Bayek’s Eagle!

[@keanureeves5336]

Ya my man also found who senu is

[@gordonjackson2832]

Amazing to see

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Gordon Jackson Thanks

[@Wild_birdwatching_Creator]

Wow~~ Falconry Awesome video.👍👍👍👍👍

[@hawkinsfalconry]

South korea wild Thank you very much

[@adisadewa1337]

Be my eyes, Senu

[@chiraggavel367]

After ac origins random searches of bonelli eagle😂

[@joannadal8422]

Espectacular los lances de la Bonelli

[@kevshawk]

Cracking footage

[@hawkinsfalconry]

kevshawk Cheers Kev

[@mrmurphypiers1241]

Some amazing flights there what weight is he in old money are you using Marshall gps he waits on nicely hare would be perfect for him or grouse flushed under him ??

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Mr Murphy Piers Thanks he’s 3lb to 3lb 4 oz yes mountain Hare would be good and Grouse even better. Fingers crossed for next season.

[@pakfloormaintenance.6428]

Very good place

[@calebtatro6512]

What an excellent video. About what weight does this male fly at?

[@randhochan]

how do you train an eagle to be like this video?. this action amazed me

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Serious amounts of time, commitment, dedication, hard work and flying/hunting them most days. Many thanks

[@Juansenekira]

Puede haber algo mas bello, que un campo lleno de verdes y azules.....de luces y sobras.....de nubes y vientos que nos eleven en el susurro de unas plumas de seda..... Puede haber algo mas puro, que dejar volar tu alma liberada de toda preocupación, de toda incertidumbre de un mañana, para dejarte llevar en una danza inigualable que perdura desde el comienzo de las cosas.... Puede haber algo mas vibrante, que te transforme en un ser que todo lo ve y todo lo alcanza.....sin duda de haber un cielo donde van los cetreros debe ser algo así, de lances infinitos como los mismos cielos.......

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Lindas palabras muchas gracias lo explica muy bien!

[@jamesreilly6512]

Can I ask would you say there is benafits of training goshawks with a hood or without ??

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Always benefits with hooding.

[@LENSASatwa42]

So wonderful footage.. Love from indonesia. How i can buy boneli (no capture from the wild) to indonesia?

[@hawkinsfalconry]

EduBird Project Great thank you, you’ll have to import a captive bred bird from a breeder.

[@ΑνδρέαςΜηλιαράκης]

Woww amazing video👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Thankyou

[@LENSASatwa42]

So wonderful footage.. Love from indonesia. How i can buy them to indonesia?

[@ΜπάμπηςΨυχλουδης]

Perfect!!!!!!!! Greetings from Greece.

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Μπάμπης Ψυχλουδης Many thanks

[@ΜπάμπηςΨυχλουδης]

@@hawkinsfalconry were are you from?

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Μπάμπης Ψυχλουδης Hi I’m from the UK

[@lohikarhu734]

How is your 'Colonel' this year? I hope he is doing well?

[@hawkinsfalconry]

Yes he’s doing great thanks. My editor has broken on my computer so I haven’t done any editing for 12 months. I’ve got plenty of footage of his third season to plough through when I have time thanks. Nigel

[@lohikarhu734]

@@hawkinsfalconry Thanks, Nigel, good to hear! Editing can be a monster task, so one just has to hack away at it, but 'broken' software really makes for a world of trouble! Better to fly, than to get irritated with software ;-) Cheers!

[@مروانبنمروانبنهبيل]

👍👍👍👍

[@biancaceaser]

❤love

[@lamaspacos]

02:57 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@asrparis2897]

💪💪💪💗

[@otkirserikhanov8570]

Это ястребный орёл

[@dicksonsulbaran8600]

Oye no tienes problemas con otras rapaces cuando sales a lance con tu aguila?? Yo tngo una aguila escudada y cuando la saco a vuelo llegan otras aguilas a agredir ala mía x eso t pregunto.

[@otkirserikhanov8570]

Это ястребный орёл