Falconry Displays

Archive for July, 2021

Well we have been going through a hot spell of weather – which has been different!

Things are slowly picking up for us now in terms of bookings – a long way off from where we were – but our old clients have taken pity on us and invited us back – I jest for course!

I think for small business’s at the moment it is just about survival – getting through what has been a tough time all round.

The birds having been doing well and young ‘Frank’ male Lanner falcon has had his first taste of event work at Thornbury Castle. He was doing well until on his third outing he went over the Castle walls and got disorientated and wandered off. He did not go too far and I picked him up sitting on a nearby school – he had been attracted by the playing field which reminded him of a place where he may find me!

Anyway I tracked him down using the radio tracking equipment. As soon as he saw me he came belting back to the lure. He was happy to see me and was chirping – which I liked very much because often birds can be fearful and difficult to reclaim if they has been spooked.

We returned to our Tudor group somewhat crestfallen but happy.

He has since been flown down at the Castle and all went well – so that is good news.

I would like to sign off with a picture of him but I do not have a recent one so I will leave the falconry news blog with a picture of some orchids in the hay meadow. I was so pleased to have seen them as I thought there were not going to be any this year.