Hobbies

dedus

my passion are birds of prey , I have worked and kept these birds for over 30 yrs , and they never cease to amaze me , they were my job for a long time , falconry , I have several birds of prey at home , and fly them regular , they are my inspiration that life is worth living

BeccaShark123

Hi @dedus !

Birds of Prey sound amazing! I've been to a few displays with them before- they're very majestic looking, especially in-flight. What sorts of Birds of Prey do you keep?

We're more conventional in our house- we have a cat named George

Becca

Blue Frog

That is an incredibly cool hobby. Do you live in the countryside? Can you post some pictures of them would be interesting to see  

Liam_Alumni

Hi @dedus,

Wow, that sounds fascinating! I was always mesmerised by the birds of prey shows you could see at your local zoo. I agree with @BeccaShark123 - they really are majestic!

Do you have a favourite bird of prey? I've always found eagles and owls particularly interesting.

Sam_Alumni

What a cool hobby! I love my allotment, going to gigs and reading.  I think my hobbies are a bit boring compared to you!

dedus

I love going to gigs too , used to be a punk , loved all the indie bands , went to download last year , used to go to a gig every week , get chased by skinheads lol
i love to race bmw,s and motorbikes too , love in the fast lane , as well as draw and write I am sure your hobbies are full and rewarding as mine are

dedus

My birds of prey are female goshawk , male goshawk/Cooper's hawk he is a hybrid , male American redtailed hawk , female Harris hawk , male euro kestrel , male barn owl , I think the barn owls are the most beautiful looking of the owls ,
i also have a 40 yr old tortoise , I adore pets , 

dedus

The Eagles are huge and far to big for me to handle , a few of my birds have 4 and 6 ft wingspans , that's big enough for me , I have all the scars as well from their talons, sometimes the gloves are not thick enough when I handle them , hope you all like the pics , 

basiclee08

I have just Started to try new sports like Disabled Volleyball and others. but for me I love getting out in the countryside and love the coast too.

basiclee08

@dedus s I draw the line at holding baby chickens lol. I could not handle them myself but I do like to see them at shows.

Dasiydo

I got new hobby adopt flowers pot look after it

lexy51

I used to do loads of reading now I can't get past 2 pages without falling asleep.
So my latest fad is crochet I'm teaching myself the stitches and new patterns from watching youtube videos.

ClydeBuilt

I lost touch with myself last year after I was sectioned, now a year later I still struggle to do the things I liked doing. More so now when DWP views such activities as a sign your 100% fit to work.

On my dark days I try to do something related to hobbies, perhaps not really doing that, but related to it. It helps me get some light on things for a little while.
DWP seem to think everythings i in B&W mentally and physically...its not!
The only thing I find 'instant' is the compulsion to end it all and put and end to the harrasment, theres no grey area there.