{"id":1312,"date":"2014-01-01T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2014-06-30T20:17:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T20:17:52","slug":"a-bird-in-hand-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1312","title":{"rendered":"A bird in hand –"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always felt a bit uneasy about falconry but when a chance to fly some owls at Cheshire Falconry came along I decide it was time to find out more<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"A
Dave<\/a> – the young female Tawny Owl <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Little
Adul<\/a>t Little Owl. <\/p>\n

After years of watching Little Owls through binoculars and telescopes it was still a surprise to realise just how small they are. Likewise the relatively weak, fluttering flight.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Verreaux's
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl<\/a> <\/p>\n

Native to Africa when this Owl came swooping in to land on the gauntlet the sheer power and strength of those talons was unmistakeable. Slightly smaller than the European Eagle Owl ! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Snowy<\/a>
Male Snowy Owl. <\/td>\n		\"Snowy
Dinner<\/a> (young chicken)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Great
Great<\/a> Grey Owl<\/td>\n		\"Peregrine\"
Peregrine<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
The one that got away? <\/p>\n

\"European<\/a>
European<\/a> Eagle Owl from a few years ago in the Trough of Bowland. <\/p>\n

Despite a lack of Jesses this bird is a presumed escapee from a Falconer. The Bowland birds did successfully breed however after the remains of a Hen Harrier was found in the nest the partially fledged chicks disappeared. More info<\/a>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Personally I still feel uneasy with the idea of keeping any bird captive. However if they can\u2019t be returned or reintroduced to their natural environment I can appreciate a role for them in raising awareness and the need for conservation of their wild relatives. I\u2019m just not convinced that Falconry is a particularly effective way of doing it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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