[Sundae]

I think we just have the birdies left to go!
This show of birds of prey was lively and informative. The handler told the story of each of the birds as he introduced them, many were rehabilitated by him after the people who kept them as trophies realised they could not cope with them.

Some other birds he had looked after had been sold on to zoos for breeding programmes and once in a while he was able to provide a bird for future release, if he had it young enough.

In general though, he kept and exercised the birds and took them to schools for educational purposes and exhibited them at shows. Almost all of them flew, there was one which wouldn't and one which couldn't.

He was very engaging, but was very strict about how people and their children (and dogs) should behave while any bird was loose. I saw his big show on the main ground, and it was very impressive. Then a smaller one, where I took the photos, which did not involve flying but allowed a closer look at the birds. He also showed off his impressive collection of scars, to further reiterate that these were not domesticated animals, merely ones who had decided to work with him for food and shelter. Like Diz. Except for the work part.