‘Merica intensifies
Yes, that’s a bald eagle. No, I don’t suppose most falconers are allowed to keep one, but these guys breed all kinds of endangered hunting birds. Though I’m happy to report that old baldy is no longer endangered.
Another pic from the fete over the weekend; a falconry exhibit. Cool stuff, but I realize these things are repetitious. That’s partly what I like about them; they’re the same every year.
This was the fete that has the miniature horses and the guy who herds Indian runner ducks with border collies. If that rings a bell, this one always happens on the same day as the one with the really good boot sale (read: flea market) and we dash to get to both of them.
It was followed on Sunday by a music festival we’ve never been to, and we haven’t been to it again. We got there and the whole village was full up. No place to park.
This weekend we have a steam rally and an event in aid of the RNLI. Can I take the pace? Good weekend, all!
Posted: August 5th, 2016 under adventure, birds, britain, personal.
Comments: 10
Comments
Comment from Ric Fan
Time: August 6, 2016, 12:04 am
You got any Roman roads in your parts, Weasel? I find them fascinating, that and the fact that they buried people right off the road.
Comment from QuasiModo
Time: August 6, 2016, 12:55 am
That’s a big bird…watch out for your chikkens!
Have a nice weekend! :+)
Comment from Skandia Recluse
Time: August 6, 2016, 3:18 am
I really like this post…and the picture…and the theme..
and the Eagle. I thought it was a carving, then realized it was a real man with a real live Eagle.. and I really like Eagles. We get them migrating through here, but you have to be watching for them. . and they aren’t here long.
Comment from SCOTTtheBADGER
Time: August 6, 2016, 7:36 am
That is one of the nicest things about living along the Wisconsin River, here in Wisconsin. We have the largest population of Bald Eagles in the Lower 48. We have one that lives on property, here at the resort I work at.
Comment from technochitlin
Time: August 7, 2016, 1:10 pm
The man in that pic seems a mite concerned about the large predator so close to his face. I know I would be.
Comment from OldFert
Time: August 7, 2016, 5:43 pm
Hey, animal taker-care-of guy, speak up. Whatsamatter? Eagle gotchur tongue?
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: August 7, 2016, 8:17 pm
She was agitated. The eagle was. I think it was her first performance in front of people. She shrieked a lot, but performed well.
Comment from Wolfus Aurelius
Time: August 8, 2016, 2:07 pm
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: August 7, 2016, 8:17 pm
She was agitated. The eagle was. I think it was her first performance in front of people. She shrieked a lot, but performed well.
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I’ve known human actors like that. The eagle is generally better looking than a lot of humans (Nicole Kidman and Sofia Vergara excepted).
Comment from Deborah HH
Time: August 8, 2016, 8:36 pm
If I lived in the UK, the RNLI would be my favorite charity.
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: August 8, 2016, 9:43 pm
They are an excellent charity. We missed the fundraiser on Sunday, though — got up late and would have missed the display, so we skipped it. We’ll be at other events there this year, that one is always uncomfortably packed.
There’s a multi-part program about the RNLI going on here at the moment. We’ve got most of them recorded, but we’ve only watched one so far.
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