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
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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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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. ;;
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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:
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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.
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