The bird was quite capable and fit enough to catch her own food, but she did rely on him for food also, he said.
“On her leg she’s got a blue radio tracker, a blue transmitter with an aerial on, and on her legs she’s got two little black straps,” he said.
“She is super tame and I use her for all sorts of things, photography days, shows, people all round the country will have seen her at shows
“Lots of children in Shropshire will have seen her in school… at shows.
“She’s kind of famous.”
He said due to her tame nature, she could approach people if she got hungry.
“She’s super good at what she does, but she’s in an alien environment for her, and the weather hasn’t been brilliant,” he said.
Cross added she may be quite vocal, and described her as like one of his children.
“I will always be mum, so whenever she’s hungry, she will do that fast little chatter, she’ll call to me.”
He urged anyone who may see Fern to get in touch with Shropshire Falconry.