Falconer and iOS engineer, based in the States. I build tools for a craft most people don't know exists.
A field companion built by falconers, for falconers.
FalconryLab is a native iOS app built for the people who wake up before dawn, drive into open country, and fly birds of prey β then need to actually track what happened out there.
What it does:
- Weight tracking with burn rate calculations β because grams matter when your bird's performance depends on precise conditioning
- Two proprietary feeding calculators β tailored to the metabolic realities of raptors in work
- Training session logger across 8 session types β from creance work to free flights
- GPS hunt journal with waypoints β mark where the hawk caught, where she waited on, where the quarry flushed
- Automatic weather capture β wind, temperature, and pressure logged with every session
Built for the field. Offline-first architecture, because cell service doesn't exist where falconers hunt. Everything syncs when you're back in range.
Built with SwiftUI, SwiftData, Vapor, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS β a full native stack from the interface to the infrastructure.
Currently in beta.
β falconrylab.com
100+ free articles on the art and practice of falconry.
Written by practicing falconers, reviewed by mentors β covering species profiles, training techniques, licensing guides, and equipment. If you're curious about falconry or deep in the craft, this is the library we wished existed.
My personal site β retro web aesthetic, built by hand. A quieter corner of the internet.
β robdrake.dev
I'm interested in working with people building for niche communities, outdoor and wildlife tech, or anything where software serves a craft. If you're building something that matters to a small group of people who care deeply β let's talk.
The birds don't wait. Neither does the code.