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Thank you all for your concerns. I agree with you all that the risk is and can be very high. A couple of hours after posting yesterday we went back outside and he went for two flights, first one he flew for several minutes circling me and returned, screaming at the top of his lungs, I could tell he was loving it! Second time he landed in a nearby tree, after approaching the tree he returned to my shoulder without me even calling. Great learning experience for the both of us. Having said that, it was a bit nerve racking seeing him take off 100's of feet from me before circling back.
Fall is setting in so the few warmer days we have left are limited. We'll continue to train indoors over the long winter. A note to all, I have a few birds now, all medium size, but he is the only one I would even consider taking outside for flight. I would no recommend anyone taking a bird out unless both of you are 100% on it. After our first outdoor flights I'm going to work with him further to improve his training and other techniques.
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