I had a lovely time at Falconry Days in Northumberland (http://falconrydays.com/index.php). We got to meet a large selection of the birds, have some of them fly to our gloves, see some fly to the lure and generally had a lovely day. Something I learned that I hadn't known was that when a bird sheds a feather either by moulting or if it pulls it out deliberately (I'm looking at you Kevin-the-Kestrel!), they are kept so that if a feather gets broken, it can be replaced! This is called this "imping" (from implanting).
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| Marmo the Tawny Owl |
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| Kevin the Kestrel (naughty lad, pulling a feather out!) |
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| Prince the Peregrine Falcon |
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| Spock the European Eagle Owl doing one of his tricks; flying to sit between us! |
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| Teal the Gyr/Lanner in flight |
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| Frazer the Harrier Hawk, taking in the view from above |
Awesome! I've always fancied falconry. In fact, I can imagine it suits you very well. I can see you on horseback, with a falcon, in my minds eye...
ReplyDeleteSo can I, Liz, so can I ;)
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