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Some flyers...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:43 pm
by Saitek
Well not the sort with controls, but nevertheless stunning.
I can't get to airshows as my family aren't interested in aviation,:'( and anyway I don't think we have any up here, but we went to Dunrobin Castle which is just north of Dornoch, Sutherland. Here we saw some falconry displays.  I took a few shots.

Dunrobin Castle.

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A Harris Hawk.
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A Perigrine Falcon, flies up to 200mph. The demonstrations 3 inches above the head were quite stunning!
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A Blue Eagle. The first and at the moment the only one ever to see Scotland. (Isn't he privalidged!)
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This is him with the background removed.
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This is a Euopean Eagle Owl
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There were lots more, but I wanted to post these last two. Here is a Red Admiral( I think) on a butterfly Bush in the grounds.
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A Hover fly on a Livingstone.
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Hope you like 'em.

Ben

Re: Some flyers...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:53 pm
by ozzy72
Fantastic photos Ben. I'm mad keen on falconry and owls. Two magnificent hunters at the peak of evolution for their species ;)
If you've got any more of those magnificent birds please post them.

Mark 8)

Re: Some flyers...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:09 pm
by Hagar
Well done Ben. That owl is beautiful. :D

I can't get to airshows as my family aren't interested in aviation, and anyway I don't think we have any up here

Is this anywhere near you? If so, you just missed it. :( Might be worth thinking about next year. ;)
http://www.airshow.co.uk/

Re: Some flyers...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:58 pm
by Saitek
Not really Doug, thats about 3 hours away. :-X

Ben