Re: [Freeflight] Re: today's training

[Ruth Patterson <repatterson19@HsDqoZURHFMyFm204MHeJdlU6R7NWnqlft7m1_OQF60fr1qtPFNnA3-K7_SlhbfcaP92aXwFflPMPeNrSuqoFA.yahoo.invalid>]

Hi Mona, it was Trish who wrote this post. So glad I
am not only one who makes mistakes sometimes. LOL! :)

Ruth

--- Mona <Dougandmona@VowWfsKWjUDM8B8gczpOjM5OPmcW_mXKYZJZYSpSLmoHYJo4PZe5V3-QjfFJzl-QiyZ0maVVcMIdVQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

> Ruth wrote:
> 
> > Interesting day training in the big church. I got
> there a bit 
> before Ruth
> > and decided to take LuLu on a walkabout of the
> church ? we walked 
> around and
> > sat down to observe in all the top balconies,
> getting various 
> views of the
> > place from on high (you just can't imagine how big
> this place is). 
> Then I
> > showed her all the media equipment, instrument
> section, etc. I 
> know I
> > absolutely should have done this before now to
> help her acclimate 
> to this
> > huge space with lots of unusual views, equipment,
> lighting, etc. 
> 
> Hi Ruth:  Great Post....Yeah....I think you are
> right.  I have 
> always done this with both of my birds, combined
> with the cue "It's 
> okay" if either bird appears nervous.   That almost
> always works 
> with the grey....not so much with the Senegal.
> 
> Also...if there are a lot of windows, it's usually a
> good idea to 
> take the bird up to each window and let them tap
> their beaks on 
> it.   That way, they know where the windows are.
> 
> You also wrote:
> 
> She was focused for
> > a few recalls, then took off on a flyabout, flying
> in a controlled 
> manner
> > high around the church several times & landing
> neatly on one of 
> the upper
> > rails in the balcony. Today she appeared to have
> learned to 
> navigate around
> > the upper high dome of the church and she
> definitely is choosing 
> to land on
> > a destined spot (the railing ?  she has now landed
> there 3 times). 
> This
> > seems to me to be a big improvement over frantic
> flying here and 
> there, and
> > then flopping exhaustedly onto the floor wherever
> she runs out of 
> steam. "
> 
> 
> Wow....You are LUCKY!   How much fun is that?   Not
> every 
> bird "gets" the idea of doing flyabouts and
> honestly, I think that 
> is THE MOST fun.....Recalls are fun but when the
> bird takes off and 
> flies in circles......and then comes back to
> you.....well, I think 
> even your outdoor flyers can attest to how much
> excitement and fun 
> that is!
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Mona in Seattle
> Phinneous Fowl (aka Phinney) TAG
> Babylon Senegal
> Doug (spousal unit)  
> 
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