Not I = don't have a clue about them. but my other half has a avid interest, (he is going on a falconry handling day later this month). He has recently retires and I have tried to encourage him to have a bird - but he won't claiming that they need a lot of attention and take as much looking after as the dogs do - his main concerns are that whilst we are away you cannot just get anybody to look after them - interested to learn your views though