GPS for parrots?

[DiscoDuck]

Im too lazy to search.. LOL.. There is a bald Eagle that seems to be routinely flown with what looks like a small transmitter attached to its back just over its tail..

okokok here..

outfitting the eaglet with a transmitter, all while working as quickly as possible to limit the eaglet’s exposure to people.

A blue identification band was placed on the birds left foot and a smartphone-sized cellular GPS transmitter was tied to the eaglet’s back with Teflon string.

The transmitter, which is solar-powered and should last the lifetime of the eagle, transmits the birds location every six seconds. When the eagle is perched, the transmitter relays data every 15 minutes.

https://goo.gl/images/GNsHH2

Here is another eaglet transmitter. Think Macaw size ..

https://goo.gl/images/TyQGyu

 

[DiscoDuck]

Oh duhh.. I should have....... red da thred betta

OK. I feel good about the Marshall Telemetry device for Falconry. I am confident with my Macaws weight and ah.. yep... Rudy will eat anything... eventually... Anybody want to open a dialogue with them? Costs to ship to the States etc..

I'll take nominations. I dont want to hijack this thread..

 

[DiscoDuck]

https://marshallradio.com/eu/european-falconry-products/european-falconry-gps-systems


A system I have used and a world leader in GPS tracking that I think may cross over to peoples needs....However it comes at a cost

weighs 8.4 grams, which anyone interested I'd love to know what an avian vet would have to say about the weight being on a parrots leg. FYI- parrot legs and hawk/falcon legs are different anatomically, with BOP legs being designed for grabbing and carrying away prey on the wing and parrot legs being significantly weaker.

This unit advertises a range of 60 miles and about 30+ hours per charge to locate your lost bird.

Rudy a GWM LEGS are intensely strong. so is his bite pressure... Comparatively (BOP vs GWM) that is a really good question. I saw someone post some very detailed info about ages of different Parrots, so yeah... their bite pressure, leg strength, flight lifting ability is probably all documented within ornithology.

BTW.. I have watched Rudy fly with a 2L soda bottle.. I could go with a smaller bottle with water in it. I wonder now.. just how much weight can he fly with? On windy days I will jog with him while holding onto his feet and his lift is intense for a 3 lb bird.. I sometimes feel like Mary Poppins!

 

[YUMgrinder]

a couple sites I have come across

https://www.telemetrysolutions.com/...oads/2018/01/Nano-GPS-backpack_Spec-sheet.pdf

http://www.lotek.com/pinpoint-family.htm

 

[DiscoDuck]

I'll take nominations. I dont want to hijack this thread..

ok nominations from me, myself and I have been accepted. I emailed... and linked to p4 of this thread.. ease up mods.. thanks!

wish me luck all.. from what I have read, I am reasonably confident this will work nearly flawlessly with a free flighted macaw..

For future reference, this is all the advice I will be able to offer with ... what I suspect will be a given... success.

Thanks all for this thread!!! This future continued endeavor is another reason of why I am truly here!


















unless of course you like to talk politics!!:36::56:

 

[DiscoDuck]

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Happily for you our main office is actually located in the US so you should be able to purchase directly from here - Marshall Radio Telemetry - American Falconry

They should also be able to help you with any questions you may have regarding our products.

Kind Regards,

Alex"