Mo & Jo's Book Club ✨ BEGINNER FALCONRY "TEXTBOOKS" | The Falconry Series

Welcome to the season finale of The Falconry Series, we are ending on a relaxing note with the very first 'Mo & Jo's Book Club'!
HUGE thank you to Joi from Nuthatch Books:
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Mo and Jo picked their top 3 favorite books related to Falconry or birds that they love:
Falconry and Hawking by Phillip Glasier
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Bird of Jove by David Bruce
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The Unfeathered Bird by Katrina van Grouw
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Thank you all for a wonderful first season of 25 episodes - can you believe it's already been 25??! We are so grateful for each and every single one of you!
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[@TheFalconLady]

...don't you just _love_ the expression on 'Mohave's' face in this thumbnail?

[@uliketurtle]

Hope you keep making videos. Quite informative and enjoyable

[@TheFalconLady]

Hello Dominic! Thank you very much for watching our episode! We will absolutely be creating more videos, please let us know if your have and suggestions or requests! :) -Leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon Dominic; We are *definitely* continuing with pulling together informative (and lightly entertaining) content for our wonderful family of supporters. Season 2 starts next weekend, so do let your friends know about us - we'll look forward to hearing from you! Best, Jo

[@cheerdiver]

Read Falconry and Hawking, P. Glasier, about five years ago, good read. The breeding section was more than any novice is going to attempt. The depictions of Peregrine hunting make me want to witness such an event.

[@TheFalconLady]

Most definitely, some parts of Phillip's book will be slightly more advanced than others or but necessarily applicable, but it's certainly a great place to reference from. Thank you very much for your thoughts and for watching! Have a wonderful day! :) -Leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good evening Cheerdiver; Thanks so much for stopping by the channel today; I agree, Glasier's book is a good grounding (by way of an introduction) to the Art. Stay tuned - 'Scirocco' and 'Halo" will be free-flying soon, and you'll get a taste of what long-wings look like when they're in "fighting trim"! Best, Jo

[@angelorosario8417]

Btw, let's not forget the extraordinary opus on Modern Falconry, "North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks, by the late Frank Beebe and Hal Webster, who recently just passed. NAFA just did a commemorative issue to honor Hal's contribution to modern Falconry. Just food for thought. Keep up the good work Joanne!👍 Your a lady and a scholar!📚 Happy Hawking!

[@TheFalconLady]

Great suggestions, we will definitely put those on our post for the next Mo & Jo Book Club! I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying our series, thank you for all your support and stay tuned - season 2 starts on Sunday! :) -Leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon Angelo; Thank you for the great suggestion - I'll definitely look into obtaining a copy of this! I had the privilege of meeting Frank Beebe in 2004 - he was 93 years old, and *still* stewarding three Feathered companions! He had a little Harris, a young, wild-trapped Gos, and a big female Gyrfalcon named 'Blue' whom he flew for me during my visit. A funny story here... This was right at the beginning of my journey into Falconry, and in my ignorance I asked Frank what the name of his little Gos was. His reply was, "Well, sometimes I call him sonofabitch, other times a**hole..." I was taken aback at this, and it must've been obvious to Frank because he went on; "Jo, you have to understand, if you're going to lose *any* bird at the beginning, it'll be a Gos. They're a handful - hard to win over, strong-willed. If you can get through your first year without them taking off on you, you'll have a great hunting bird there. So when it comes to working with a Gos, I never name them before I've had a successful hunt, and they've stuck with me for a year." Naturally, this was a relief to hear - I'd _really_ been back on my heels when he shared the 'colourful' names he'd offered in answer to my original question. He passed away a couple of years later...I was saddened to learn of it, the more-so because I'd always hoped to do an interview with him for an article I'd been wanting to write. I'm just so grateful I got to meet him in the first place. :0) You're a sweetheart - thank you for the lovely compliment... Have a great day, Jo

[@yoshihiro5313]

Every time I read a book written about birds, there is a new discovery😆

[@TheFalconLady]

It's such an amazing aspect of science! I love learning about new fun facts about these Feathered beings we so appreciate! :) -leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon Yo Shihiro; The Feathered beings of our world are endlessly fascinating...so much fragile magnificence from the smallest to the largest of birds. Thanks so much for stopping by. :0) Best, Jo

[@rakifeather3428]

First... I love your channel so much... More than words can say... And I fell in love with Mo... Beautiful❤️My father is owner of Philip Glasier books.. And many more.... I grew up with Renz Waller 'Der wilde Falk ist mein Gesell' and I love books by Tom Cade 😔 my hero... My name is Hannah... I'm from germany...GREETINGS 😍

[@TheFalconLady]

Hello Hannah! Thank you very much for your kind words! That is so cool that your family is involved with Phillip's books, they are a treasure and incredibly valuable to educating the next generation of falconers. We're so grateful for you to be with us, we have many more episodes to come! :) -leah

[@Hollycat50]

Love seeing Mo so interested in everything going on - looking at the pictures, listening intently to you and aware of the background. He is SO perfect for film! He's just amazing!!

[@TheFalconLady]

Yes!! It's so wonderful to see him light up and have fun for the video! :) -Leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon dear lady; 'Mohave' is *such* a champ when he's working, though I have to say it seems he doesn't find much entertainment in children's literature! LOL! Hugs, Jo

[@KikiYushima]

I'm glad you touched on Falconry and Hawking! That's the book I'm primarily drawing on from for my research as I'm writing it. I know drawing from one book isn't the best for research, but have literally almost 300 individual sections to get through.... Plus, I'm using your channel and a few other videos I've found in order to help supplement and expand my knowledge. Falconry isn't a _huge_ focus in my story either. I just need _enough_ information to make it feel pretty authentic. And I think I might check out Bird of Jove to hopefully be able to write the bonding between my character and her falcon a bit more accurately. It's different because it can rationalise on its own, but even so, it's a gyr and extremely proud while she's very timid and scared right at first. So thanks for the vid! Really helpful as usual. (And don't worry, I have all of the videos I'm going to use in my source list, so full credit is given for the knowledge.)

[@TheFalconLady]

I'm so happy we have pointed you in the right direction! Along with Bird of Jove, H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald is another wonderful book that captures the relationship between human and companion really well in my opinion. Best writing wishes, Kiki! We are looking forward to assisting you in any way we can! :) -leah

[@kristyndonnelly8317]

You ladies are just amazing!!! I love your approach to teaching us, and I love seeing how comfortable your feathered friends are with you. Thank you for making these videos!

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon Kristyn; Thank you so much for the lovely compliments and support; wonderful people like yourself were the inspiration for Leah and I taking on the adventure of sharing "Team Feathers", and what I've thus _far_ learned in my travels. In point of fact, Leah was the one to convince me there were a _lot_ of people who wanted to understand what achieving "relationship" with a bird-of-prey truly meant, and I'm grateful to her for giving me the mighty nudge I needed to start down this path with all of our wonderful subscribers. Season 2 starts next week with a "Secret Life of..." episode, and from there, things are only going to get more exciting! Stay-tuned, (and please let your friends know about us!). Best, Jo :0)

[@kristyndonnelly8317]

@@TheFalconLady The Falcon Lady I'm really looking forward to season 2! Big thank you to Leah, then! Because I'm one of those people that really wanted to see a different side of/a different approach to falconry and the husbandry of these amazing creatures. I'm so grateful to get to see your approach. So, a big thank you to you too! I would consider myself to be extremely lucky to have someone like you as my sponsor one day. You are a great inspiration to me, and I'm sure many other people. Thank you!!!

[@TheFalconLady]

Same here! I knew Joanne is doing something special and different, I'm so grateful to be about to share it! Your kindness is so much appreciated Kristyn, it's awesome to know we have wonderful folks like you in our corner :) -Leah

[@JustlilTwisted]

ok so i'm pretty sure im addicted i have watched every video you have in 3 days and some of them twice so i'm gonna need you two to upload like 5 videos a week to now feed my addiction that y'all caused lol. thanks for the videos i loved every single one of them and look forward to what's to come next.

[@TheFalconLady]

Oh my goodness!! 5 a week??! Well lucky for you we have a couple fun episodes for the next couple weeks I'm working on right now! Thank you very much for all your stellar questions and support for our channel - it really means the world and it's so motivating to keep creating. Looking forward to bring you many more to come! :) -Leah

[@JustlilTwisted]

@@TheFalconLady lol ok 5 may be a bit much for you but i could watch this 24/7 .. i love everything about it the whole education point, getting to watch these amazing bird fly, and how they interact with people. i just fell in love with falconry from the second i saw it and it has consumed every spare second of my day from the time i have found it. i have watched all kinda videos and some of these people just seem to do it for attention or to control a wild animal. that's why i love your videos so much it's from the heart and i can just tell with how you two interact with the birds and how willing you are to share as much information as you possibly can. you two are the real deal and i hope you go a long way because that love that you two have for this has made me fall in love with it also and i thank you for that.

[@TheFalconLady]

Thank you very much. I am beyond ecstatic to hear that you've fallen in love of Falconry just as we have, and we're so appreciate to have informed a part of that :) -Leah

[@ADrunkFlamingo]

YOU BETTER MAKE MORE EPISODES OR IM GONNA LOSE MY MIND

[@TheFalconLady]

Don't worry Wolfy! Keep your eyes peeled :) -Leah

[@angelorosario8417]

Nice finale before the start of the next seasons vids. I really enjoy watching your vids Joanne. I was wondering if you are ever going to do a vid on actual hunting with any of your Birds? I would like to see a vid dedicated to "De Arte Venandi Cum Avibus" by the Emperor Frederick II Houhenstoufen. Thanks for all your effots Joanne. Happy Hawking!

[@JustlilTwisted]

been watching tons of falconry videos and love your videos unfortunately no master lives close to me so i doubt i'll be able to get into it but still love it. thank you for the helpful information. Subbed

[@TheFalconLady]

Wonderful, thank you very much for watching and enjoying our episodes! We hope that by creating this series, others fall in love and find a passion for Falconry. Lots of exciting videos to come, stay tuned! :) -leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon AssassinMods; We'd be glad to have you join us for a 2-day 'Intro to Falconry' session, if that appeals to you? I'll be running one next May on Vancouver Island ahead of the Victoria Highland Games - if you're up to an adventure, it'd be great to meet you! Best, Jo

[@JustlilTwisted]

@@TheFalconLady That would be awesome but yall would never get rid of me because i would fall in love with the birds and sport more than i already am but unfortunately i'm not financially stable enough to make a trip like that but thank you for the opportunity it means alot

[@cibernet.]

Hello, how are you, greetings ... I talk to you right now I am drinking coffee and watching your video, since the rain is in my town and then I look at the page and its videos are very nice.

[@TheFalconLady]

That sounds wonderful! We're so happy to bring you a little episode to watch and enjoy. Best wishes for your feathered companion and family! :) -Leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon! Thank you for taking time to sit down with us this weekend - we truly appreciate your support! I'm so glad to know you're enjoying a good cup of coffee indoors with us! Best, Jo

[@cibernet.]

@@TheFalconLady thank you very much equally good wishes to you the reading video was very nice. keep in that way. regards

[@mikedun8882]

Sorry for the blue links.i still don't know how to stop them.

[@TheFalconLady]

No worries! I think the system needs the spaces between period and words, otherwise it thinks it's a link! :) -Leah

[@mikedun8882]

Great vid mo and jo.my first falconry book I read is called falconry for you by Humphrey evans. He is an old world falconer from the uk.its a great informative and knowledgeable book.one of my problems with the book is that although he talks about short wings and long wings in falconry,he is so biased toward long wings that he repeatedly puts down the short winged raptors as mostly useless as falconry birds.have you read it? If so what's your opinion.in the future do you plan on doing more videos on training birds of prey for falconry.thanks

[@TheFalconLady]

Very interesting! I absolutely love working with falcons, so it would be a very interesting perspective - I will have to get my hands on a copy. Perhaps Jo has read it! We are definitely bringing out some really fun and educational episodes, stay tuned Mike! Thank you very much for adding to our channel! :) -Leah

[@TheFalconLady]

Good afternoon Mike; "Falconry for You" is a classic - still lots of relevant instruction for a newcomer to the Art in those pages, for sure. I agree there's little to be gained by promoting such biases; both long and short-wings have their strengths...its all about what you're working toward developing with a bird-of-prey, that is, what _type_ of relationship you're seeking to deepen. We'll be continuing with the series next weekend, so please let your friends & family know about us, and be sure to tune-in! Best, Jo

[@muhammadsyukur5945]

hello. I'm acquainted, I'm from Aceh (Indonesia) how do you want to practice responding to the bop blyth hawk eagle, who is already scared of his prey?First the response is good, is there any influence on the weight of the bop? By the way, what is the ideal weight for a bop type blyth hawk eagle? please be sincere master

[@gabrieladeviverogarcia8101]

oh mohave is so cute where is that library

[@TheFalconLady]

That library was actually Nuthatch Books in 100 Mile House in British Columbia! Amazing little store, the owner Joi was absolutely lovely! :) -leah

[@NATURECAMHD]

Why is your apprentice face blocked?

[@fayefaye8084]

...don't you just love the expression on 'Mohave's' face in this thumbnail?