Weekends used to be something special when i was working but now they just flow from one week to the next. Also the shops used to close on Saturday lunch time and there was no Sunday bottle store. although i have noticed that everyone seems to stop work now at Friday 12 o`clock and then get overtime on Saturday 🙂
In the sixties you could buy something with this.
They are not only used for sport anymore, even the local marchers are blowing them around town. It`s always relaxing to go to the bird sanctuary as they let you handle some of the small hawks and you are surrounded with odd birds of prey.
You have to put a bit of meat on the glove to make it land .
Owls hunt mostly at night so these were quite happy just to watch.
Be very careful where you stand when having your photo taken 🙂
This was the old `Pothole` sign, good job it wasn`t in 11 languages.
Thanks again for the smiles. 😀 The owl is so gorgeous. 🙂
The Owl was very majestic and sat there for nearly an hour. There were 4 other smaller ones that sat on other tree stumps and just watched the people. It was mainly Hawks and small eagles that made the show that day. As I have found with many wild creatures, they are basically tamed with food. I love animals and birds but do not like them in cages. most of these birds are rescue birds and would not have lived long in the wild and they are treated well and get plenty of exercise. The money derived from them goes to upkeep and the Wildlife Trust.