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Jack the Black Sarrowhawk 26 Jun 2012 | 06:48 pm
Jack and Jill, the Black Sparrowhawks. It is rare these days to get an opportunity to fly a fine hawk. By “fly” I mean to have it buzz about, follow you, exercise and finally catch things on its own....
Rehabilitating a Tawny Eagle 28 Jul 2011 | 10:48 pm
Rehabilitating a Tawny Eagle A young Tawny Eagle was rescued from a man trying to sell her on the road side. She was kept in a cage by a caring owner and well looked after, but ruined her primary fea...
Rosy and Girl part 2. 23 Jul 2011 | 12:37 am
Rosy and Girl part 2. Before finishing on Rosy and Girl’s breeding attempt I am happy to see that they still have followers of the blog! I apologise to them all for failing to keep up a routine. Trut...
Rosy and Girl, back together. 3 Jul 2011 | 09:05 pm
News on Rosy and Girl: Those of you who remember Rosy and his cataract eye operations may be curious to know how he is getting on. The truth was that for months after his operations and prolonged tre...
The Little Owl Sanctuary: Waddlesworth Strikes Again 19 Oct 2010 | 11:59 pm
Another great post from guest blogger, Sarah Higgins of the Little Owl Sanctuary! A few mornings ago Waddlesworth, the Pelican, excelled himself. He swallowed a teaspoon! Sammy had just laid the tab...
The Little Owl Sanctuary: Waddlesworth and Rosy 12 May 2010 | 02:13 am
Another great guest post from Sarah Higgins Waddlesworth is still with us and is worth his weight in gold for all the chuckles he gives us. He spends his days mucking about in the garden, pulling the...
Mutt the Lammergeyer Release, Part II 8 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm
Mutt the Lammergeyer flew into a border zone where security is not so good. The next five days were some of the toughest I have had for many years. I scrambled, slid, abseiled and climbed in search of...
Mutt the Lammergeyer Release, Part I 3 Mar 2010 | 04:52 am
I was asked by Gabriele Schaden about the outcome of the Hell’s Gate Bearded Vulture re-introduction project. There is no way I could answer what took up years of my time in a few brief sentences and ...
The Last Day 16 Feb 2010 | 02:53 am
Some of my family and friends have asked why I have not contributed to my blog for months. The answer is that when the raptor expedition was over there was very little to report upon. I began this bl...
Indispensable Sheryl 13 Oct 2009 | 09:23 pm
For a whole year while we were on the expedition, Sheryl Bottner posted all our blogs, updated our Facebook group, Twittered and generally supported us. Without her, we would not have been able to mai...
