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bladebandit

Birds...

Feb 19, 2012 17:18

The past few weeks and months have been both difficult and busy. Am currently in the process of doing 9 straight days of Uni/work without a break and it's knackering me out.

Shows have started up again now; the birds seem to be much happier for it. Love seeing them all fly; even if they don't do so well sometimes. We got a circuit out of the ( Read more... )

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Pure coolness! windfthrblkmane February 19 2012, 19:19:41 UTC

Well sorry to hear that uni is dragging you down, always sucks for sure when it does that. You will be a much better lass for it when you are all through. Like I mentioned before I know you will go were ever you put yer mind and heart to. You have that drive that many other s I have known have had that is not common to the average person. It is a good thing ( ... )

Re: Pure coolness! bladebandit February 19 2012, 20:29:26 UTC

Indeed. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's interesting stuff. But we have one lecturer that just...UGH. So. Very. Boring. One time, she was explaining how to do this particular calculation (It took her 30 MINUTES) when it was written EXACTLY how to do it on a help sheet. I completed the sheet in 5 minutes while she was mumbling on and got on with another assignment. She's such a time waster. Ugh ( ... )

Re: Pure coolness! windfthrblkmane February 20 2012, 14:42:47 UTC

Yup I hear yeah can be interesting indeed but yup some profs and lecturers can over-complicate things for themselves very quickly. I have had this same experience in the past with some of the ones I had in school. As you say you just do it yerself and get on with other things. Yup some will do that, I have had some that have totally forgotten what they were doing. That is really interesting. Then you the student have to get them back on track ( ... )

Re: Pure coolness! bladebandit February 20 2012, 15:47:46 UTC

Ugh, yeah. It's such a pain. Repeating when the class doesn't understand is one thing; repeating when only ONE person doesn't understand is another. Just explain it to them after the lecture and stop wasting everyone else's time. Ugh I could rant about that woman all day. :/

Great horns are awesome. The one we have is probably one of the best owls in the centre; it's always a pleasure to fly him!

Yeah, making yourself look bigger is a commonly used technique in the animal kingdom. All owls can puff themselves up and do a threat display similar to this: http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/9B/9BCE8C7B-6188-475B-ADD5-DC9A193853DA/Presentation.Large/Short-eared-owl-in-threat-display.jpg (Or just google 'owl threat display' and you'll see lots of other photos).

Have a lovely day too!

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nyliir February 19 2012, 23:27:54 UTC

BIRD MAGNET.

Such a shame to hear about those you've lost recently, but hopefully the new arrivals will fit in just fine. c:

I seriously cannot convey how envious I am of the things you get to do. I wish there were more raptor centers/shows around here. ;;

bladebandit February 20 2012, 10:53:31 UTC

LOL I know right? I just kinda went '...fuck' and put my arm up and hoped for the best loooool.

Hoping so, too. They're all doing well so far, but def. fingers crossed! <3

I've heard the laws regarding keeping Birds of Prey (for falconry or otherwise) are pretty strict in Australia? A lady on holiday from there told us that some time back. D:

nyliir February 23 2012, 08:17:50 UTC

Ahhahahaha.

Yes! The laws here are very strict. Falconry in itself is illegal, which I'm pretty poopy about. The only way you can keep one is for rehabilitation/education purposes, and you need a special license to do so. Maybe I will just start my own bird show hahaha.