Today was fairly laid back.
We went to the National Birds of Prey Centre at Hemsley.
They have 3 falconry sessions a day showing all sorts of eagles, falcons, buzzards & owls. It was fantastic.
The birds that are part of the falconry sessions are tethered like the one above.
They can fly around 8 months of the year. The ones in the aviaries are either moulting or breeding.
The whole thing opened nn 2013.
Here are some more photos.
This little bird is a Burrowing Owl. We found out they live in communities like Meercats. There was a demo of how they use the ground.
I reckon I would love this job.
Cleaning out the aviaries of course is a different story.
This guy started the centre. He is so enthusiastic about conservation & the beauty of these birds.
A great day out if you are in the area.
We went back to York.
I went & did a bit of shopping & NCH did a bit of walking the walls of York.
Here are some of his photos.
Where the moat around the city would have been.
York Minster.
Off to Oxford next.