philjay Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) As part of my belated birthday treat (was working on my Bday) Fliss and I spent most of the week in York, love the city, and we were treated to a falconry display and we managed to hold a couple of dicky birds Eagle Owl - Olly Harris Hawk - ?? European Long Eared Owl - Eva Magnificent creatures Edited April 17, 2015 by philjay Johnnyaardvark, +Ibbo, tuckstar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Lovely birds, Beautiful plumage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Why do you look so nervous Phil just because that Eagle Owl looks big enough to carry you off They are magnificent birds. Beautiful photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Hey, Olly was fine, very gentle I was allowed to stroke him. It was the Harris Hawk that had the most powerful talons and bad attitude, I was warned not to try and stroke him Edited April 17, 2015 by philjay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 What magnificent birds. A few years back i was at my folks' place in Corfu and we had a power outage and it turned when my dad and I went to the transformer (just on the corner of the road where their place was) that an eagle owl had flown into the main power line and was unfortunately on the ground in a bad way. I hadn't seen one up close before then but they are huge creatures. Looks like you're enjoying yourself phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Eagle owls are simply the best, 20 young birds have been released in Yorkshire recently and I think there are plans to have about 40 breeding pairs in the UK by 2020. You are a lucky man Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 They really are magnificent birds. Several years ago on holiday in Gran Canaria, there was a an owl show at our complex. I was privileged to be allowed to hold several different species of owl including an eagle owl. One of the things that struck me about them was how lightweight they are for their size. They are all feathers really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 They are beautiful birds. Amazing how evolution has honed them perfectly, adapting them to best suit the way they hunt and survive in the wild. Looks like you are having a very enjoyable day Phil. We are off to West Midlands safari park today, looking forward to it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Great Pics there Phil. It's a great to hold something like an owl, the Harris hawk does look a bit twitchy as you say. I watched a program about Eagle owls, and the one's that are in the Netherlands are taking Buzzards out when they roost. There was an incredible shot of one up Yorkshire somewhere on an undisclosed army range, and an Eagle owl was sat on a rock and a lamb went up to it to have a look. The owl just ignored it and the lamb got bored and wandered off. The owl just shrugged and went back to having a kip. My favourites are Snowy owls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 The Harris Hawk was a bit off that day, he had just had a feed so wasnt very co operative, whilst the owls were great and very patient with us public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) They are not called "Raptors" for nothing - nothing to be scared of - just don't put anything within striking distance that yo don't want to loose. All you need now is to go hunting with a raptor that's a real thrill. Love the pics Edited April 18, 2015 by stash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Very nice images and what a cool experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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