Here is a mug shot while she is enjoying the weather with feathers ruffled and on one foot. Standing on one foot is a good sign the raptor is in good health. You need to keep at a good flying weight for a decent response during training. At the top weight, they respond to slowly... if at all. Too light though and you risk harming the bird - signs of this are lowered response and laziness (like not perching on one foot). Frequent weighing and inspection of the breast area for fullness is necessary since a raptor can drop weight rather quickly. Due to the high intelligence - general disposition is easy to determine... for mine at least. Ever since I started letting her chase game, she has been very eager during the evenings to see me... during her scheduled feedings... the last few days she has been a bit vocal - almost like she is begging... and very alert.

She still needs a name too - I am horrible with names... kinda like no name is better than the wrong one [:'(] ...