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Wild Take is a podcast about finding, raising, and training a wild hawk in Ireland.

Fisherrow Media


    • Jul 4, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Ed interviews Anya for Claremorris Community Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 7:14


    Late June 2018: It's two years since Anya's first tree climb for a hawk. She's back in the harness again this summer, and Ed interviews her in a report for the local community radio station, Claremorris Community Radio: www.ccr946.ie.

    #9 Time to climb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2016 45:36


    At midsummer, the moment finally arrived for Anya to climb the tree. What happened next surprised us. And what happened after that. And after that too. It's taken a month to get this episode edited and finished, but here it is.

    #8 I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2016 21:51


    This midsummer night's episode finds us taking a deep breath and gathering our thoughts. We are only a day or two from attempting the wild take. In the forest, we and the sparrowhawks get closer than ever.

    #7 Learning the ropes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2016 23:50


    In this episode we venture out with workmate and arborist Denis, who shows Anya how to climb spruce trees. A new hobby! We also take Denis to look at the nest itself to ask him, Is it doable?

    #6 No falsifying dream

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2016 33:50


    In this episode we discuss a question from a listener, and you get to hear us swear in excitement about another significant discovery.

    #5 Sparrowhawk nest!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 17:42


    A turning point in the journey, the intense beauty of which is a bit overwhelming.

    #4 Back-garden Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2016 36:36


    In this episode, we spend a dark and lonely night on the island in the hope of meeting a hawk. But even back gardens can be scary, strange places. We face the fear, and find mysteries high and low. Book mentioned: 'Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe' (2nd ed.) by Roy Brown, John Ferguson, Michael Lawrence and David Lees, 2003, Christopher Helm / A&C Black. Film mentioned: 'The Secret Life of the Sparrowhawk' by Dave Culley, narrated by Chris Packham: sparrowhawk-island.co.uk.

    #3 Indiana Bones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 28:35


    We're deep in the woods this episode, where the search for nest sites gathers pace. What do you find when you sit and wait; what happens when you track and follow?

    #2 Licence granted!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 26:56


    Yes, we got the licence - but what do we really think we're getting ourselves in for? Also in this episode: highs and lows in the search for nest sites, tips from an old hand, and how falconry can help you in the boardroom.

    #1 First forays

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 23:16


    In our first full episode we talk about our recent first attempts to locate possible sparrowhawk nest sites.

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 4:59


    Welcome to Wild Take, a podcast about falconry and hawking.

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