Jessie got another extended flight exercise this evening. She has been maintaining her slim figure, so she was again able to fly. This time she flew so far out that I could not see her any longer. She did not get out of radio range, but she was faint. When she decided to come back she had to sit down and rest a bit before she made it back.
John made it back from Elko, and Tami decided to join us for a "hawking fix". I went in to get Puddy, who was not too heavy, but just too cranky to come to the fist. Yogi had no such problem and we headed out.
The wind was blowing a bit, and the Rabbits were flushing a long way in front of us. We did a lot of walking before Yogi got an even break at a Jack. She took off after it and it hid on her. She cranked up in a steep climb, looking over her shoulder, and at about 25 feet, turned over and slammed into the Jack in a cloud of dust. It was the first time that she has carried out the maneuver to the end. It is one of the most deadly maneuvers in a Harris Hawk's bag. It is almost always successful. She had hit it in the head as well, and with both feet. Unfortunately my camera would not work, no matter how I tried.
She was so excited that she would not relinquish the rabbit, so I let her eat all she wanted before I picked her up. John and Tami went off to explore an old turn of the century ranch house. It was a long walk home, but well worth it.
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