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[pinky & rosie]

Well my friend has just popped over with a friend of his who has lost a very special bird at a display at the nearby stately home. Turns out the bird belongs to him and has been sucessfully caught.

Really wanted to get a picture to show you all how magnificent this bird was, still no camera although thought the camera on my mobile might be worth a shot.

So here is the picture of Lola

 

[HH75]

There's no picture there!

 

[pinky & rosie]

Sorry Blonde moment!! (no offence to other blondes) Lol 8-P

 

[liverpool_bob]

Sorry Blonde moment!! (no offence to other blondes) Lol 8-P

What you've got there is clearly a Liver Bird

 

[dantheman]

Ah . . . . just as everyone suspected, a female sparrowhawk all along . . .

 

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

Tawny Eagle?

 

[pinky & rosie]

"Ah . . . . just as everyone suspected, a female sparrowhawk all along . . ."

Yea, she's a lovely female sprawk isn't she!! Lol

 

[Keith Glasgow]

That's fascinating - which species of eagle did they say it was?

Keith.

 

[pinky & rosie]

Well according to the gentleman who came to collect her, she is a juv golden. I have no idea myself as i have never ever seen an eagle before except at the zoo!!!

He says she is only a year or 2 old.

Whatever she was she was gorgeous and was quite nice once she was calm. Even let me stroke her without the threatening "i'm going to eat you" noises!

 

[Tree Sparrow]

That was well worth the wait and anticipation! What an excellent garden tick lol!

TS

 

[pinky & rosie]

Just wondering if people agree with the golden eagle id? I assume the gentleman knew what she was but just wanted to be certain

Thanx for all the help and sparrowhawk suggestions Lol

 

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

Personally I was thinking more along the lines of Tawny Eagle

Jan

 

[knocker7800]

Was there a lot of white on the tail feathers? and some on the wings?

 

[John P]

I'm not well up on the legalities of keeping raptors but if the bird was legally acquired shouldn't the owner know exactly how old it is, rather than, "only a year or 2 old"?

 

[pinky & rosie]

The gentleman doesn't actually own the bird, he works for a centre and does displays. There was one Saturday morning at the stately home in our village and that is where she disappeared from. He has been working with Lola for about a year he said.

 

[sjahanmi]

The photo looks like its sitting on someone's hand. DId you catch the bird?

 

[pinky & rosie]

Yes the bird was caught, not by me but by the getleman who works with the bird regularly.

 

[Macswede]

Just thought I'd say I've really enjoyed following this thread. Loved the ending too!

 

[pinky & rosie]

Thanx!! I really enjoyed my little visitor too

 

[pinky & rosie]

Thanx!! I really enjoyed my little visitor too