steve109 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 hi...im a taxidermist based in the leicestershire area and looking for any interesting specimens especially birds of prey. will travel...........thanks steve. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 hi...im a taxidermist based in the leicestershire area and looking for any interesting specimens especially birds of prey. will travel...........thanks steve. :blink: i can tell you now that i expect you are not going to get any birds of prey from this forum, you may get the odd pigeon, pheasant, woodcock or hare though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve109 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 thanks.....but you never know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 You wont get any birds of prey mate..your wasting your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 You wont get any birds of prey mate..your wasting your time Why is he wasting his time?? alot of people on this forum are out and about all the time on fields etc and if a dead one is found then this could be used (provided it hasn't been there too long). Fair enough, its not everyday you come across a dead bird of prey but it does happen so I wouldn't say he is wasting his time atall. Its worth a try anyway?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 You're not wrong, I was in my kitchen over Christmas and heard an almighty whack as something flew into the window. It struggled onto the fence and sat for a while until it cleared its head. I managed to get a photo before it flew off. A sparrowhawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve109 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 yes the same thing happened to mate of mine a few weeks ago....a large female sparrowhawk flew into his kitchen window....also theres lots of B.O.P die on the road each year....also a lady i know was driving back from wales and picked up a large dog otter and a buzzard.... also theres lots of falconers about who loose birds...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 There are also people who will collect dead birds of prey who will shoot them and place them on estates or use them au naturale in a locked crow trap and then call the RSPB/RSPCA/Police..........usually in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 As nearly all wild birds and a lot of mammals are covered by an article 10 licence from DEFRA. If you do find a bird of prey, Otter etc; please remember that you will need to note the time and place where you found it naming the road etc; or better still the Ordinance Survey grid reference. The taxidermist will need it for his records along with your name and address. Tiercel You're not wrong, I was in my kitchen over Christmas and heard an almighty whack as something flew into the window. It struggled onto the fence and sat for a while until it cleared its head. I managed to get a photo before it flew off. A sparrowhawk? Yes thats a female Sparrow Hawk. Known as a Spar the male is known as a Musket. They are quite famous for flying into french windows, quiet a few get killed every year that way. Tiercel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I have a mate working on the Isle of Dogs and they find quite a few of our sharp beaked feathered things that fly into the buildings. Beats me how these birds can spot a mouse at god knows what distance and then fly into a bloody large building!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tiercel any explanation for this ? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 You're not wrong, I was in my kitchen over Christmas and heard an almighty whack as something flew into the window. It struggled onto the fence and sat for a while until it cleared its head. I managed to get a photo before it flew off. A sparrowhawk? Shame it managed to fly off. Why? Tiercel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Out of interest...................] How much does it cost to get something stuffed..................... Always thought it was bloody EXPENSIVE but am I wrong................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 georgehare Posted Today, 08:34 PM QUOTE(tiercel @ Jan 6 2007, 06:56 PM) Shame it managed to fly off. Why? Tiercel Cuz their a bloomin nuisance dont have a problem with them myself given me hours of enjoyment and hopefully many more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 My dads mate had a fox he shot stuffed, would love to have something stuffed but costs a hell of alot, im sure it cost him around a thousand to have the fox done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Out of interest...................] How much does it cost to get something stuffed..................... Always thought it was bloody EXPENSIVE but am I wrong................ There is a local taxidermist near me, and he charges £200-00 for a fox in a game scene in a glass case. I want a another one with game birds and am awaiting the cost!!!!! I have never seen anything like birds of prey in his showroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Georgehare. Have to disagree with you on this one. Granted if you're a keeper or even a poultry owner it is annoying when B o P take your poults/chicks etc. But what you have to realise is that they are only doing what comes naturally and that is the instinct to survive. Unlike Foxes they do not destroy everything in one go, but if we make it easy for them they will go back and take more. As they are protected under law, it's up to us to protect our birds with netting over the top or cover at least so they may escape. Remeber you will still lose birds after they're released, but are you going to sit there and babysit day after day, night after night. I don't think so. The other thing is that there is a thing called Biodiversity and a Natural Foodchain, the B o P have as much right to be there and do what they do as we have to hatching, rearing, releaseing and then shooting Pheasants, Partridge, Duck etc. The difference being they have to do what they do to survive, we do it because it is sport and provides food. Hmmm No difference then. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Yeah, the fact of the matter is, if you have a sparrow hawk or tawny owl killing alot of poults, thats life and you have to add to the amount of poults put down to conpensate for the losses. Ive never seen a sparrow hawk or owl on my shoot take any poults, thankfully. Precautions and scarers can be put up to deter them which is what ive done to deter them. There isnt stupid numbers of them about so they cant do alot of damage really. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Georgehare. Have to disagree with you on this one. Granted if you're a keeper or even a poultry owner it is annoying when B o P take your poults/chicks etc. But what you have to realise is that they are only doing what comes naturally and that is the instinct to survive. Unlike Foxes they do not destroy everything in one go, but if we make it easy for them they will go back and take more. As they are protected under law, it's up to us to protect our birds with netting over the top or cover at least so they may escape. Remeber you will still lose birds after they're released, but are you going to sit there and babysit day after day, night after night. I don't think so. The other thing is that there is a thing called Biodiversity and a Natural Foodchain, the B o P have as much right to be there and do what they do as we have to hatching, rearing, releaseing and then shooting Pheasants, Partridge, Duck etc. The difference being they have to do what they do to survive, we do it because it is sport and provides food. Hmmm No difference then. SS Well Said B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve109 Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 here are a few pics .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowland75 Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 A friend of mine has found two; a barn owl and a tawney (I think), on the roadside. Had them mounted for less than £100 each and they look great. My wife disagrees though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Mmmm BoP debate....the problem is there are now too many of them in certain areas, created by man as usual. We breed, rear, and nurture grouse, partridges, pheasants and wildfowl which in turn attracts the predators. Problem is we can't get rid of some of them when they become a nuisance. The days when the old keepers would poison and kill anything (and more besides) that dared to show an interest in his charges are long gone but we still suffer from the perception of those times. Everything in moderation but in some cases we let the balance of nature tip too far one way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 BOP a mate of mine has (had) quite a few pigeons DOVES . TUMBLERS ,TIPPLERS ECT at the farm a sparrow hawk killed 21 last year in just a few weeks...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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