Snakes on a plain...

Well, today was another successful day, in the true Katana style. We set out with the other falconers, our numbers dwindling as the season draws to a close, with only 3 birds to fly. Katana was up first. Walking out into one of our favorite fields, we immediately kicked up a small rabbit that she pursued and caught. Fortunately, she did not carry this time, as it was definitely small enough for her to do so. We transferred her off and continued on. A little longer and Katana took off and stooped on another, larger rabbit. We never even saw the rabbit, but apparently Katana did. Another beautiful transfer! At this point, a train passed by separating Katana and us from each other on opposite sides of the tracks. The long, slow train passed and when it was gone, no Katana. We headed to the trucks and grabbed the receiver. Knowing she had not gone far, we searched the field finding her on top of a snake, eating away. Apparently she decided that with her falconer on the other side of the train, she would have a snack! Not knowing how much she ate, we put her up and continued hunting. Two other birds flew, one catching a small rabbit, the other a little fat with no response. The day was young, and all the birds had been flown, so we put Katana back up. Flushing the field we saw a lot of snakes. Katana did as well, and the next thing we know we are making in on her on top of a four foot bull snake. It took a long flight for her to catch it, so by the time we made in, she was wrapped up pretty good. After Krys untangled the pair, we transferred her off the snake and put her back up. A couple of rabbit flights later (which she missed) we ended the day with another bull snake. Katana had a fantastic day, now at 24 head of game and it was getting pretty windy. Time to call it and enjoy a frothy brew in celebration. 3 snakes and 2 rabbits - can't beat that!