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Re: Hows the weather around Huntly
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:17 pm
by Dominic
NOOPS 160 wrote:Mags & I are off early in the morning heading for Huntly to pick up a new Harris Hawk
We will be keeping an eye out for you lot........
Check the forcast! What do you think this is??!!
It's going to RAIN, RAIN & RAIN!!!... just for a change
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:07 pm
by Sanjøy
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:36 pm
by Clarkie
Harris Hawk, cool. We were at Center Parcs in Penrith last Xmas and I booked up for the Bird of Prey experience. The guy showed us eagle owls, falcons etc. but the highlight was the Harris Hawk.
It could fly upside down to catch food and chase it along the ground. Eyesight is amazing, spotted food at 400m from the top of a huge tree even on snow covered ground. I couldn't see what it was after and I was 3m away!
The guy was telling us a story that while he was doing this demo the hawk swooped in then changed direction, folded it's wings in and went through the mesh in a deer fence and killed a rabbit for lunch!
Seemingly these little birds fly so fast that when they hit their prey that's it! I'm sure they have 2 eyelids, one clear so they can see at high speed? Just what the Caterham guys need
Cheers
Clark
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:22 am
by rossybee
Clarkie wrote:I'm sure they have 2 eyelids, one clear so they can see at high speed? Just what the Caterham guys need
Ooh! That'd come in handy!
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:30 pm
by minkypotglory
Well, Weather the day was c....p we did pick the Harris Hawk up though. Then called in at Tut Towers on the way home thanks for the refreshments guys.Enjoy your meal tonight
Cheers Mags &Neil
Re: Hows the weather around Huntly
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:40 pm
by Tom
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:48 pm
by RDH
Is it "proper bo'?"
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:03 pm
by mac
Oh - So it's NOT instead of a turkey?
Mac