Golden eagle flying around Sunderland.

[mackem 27,516]

The Eagle has landed recaptured this morning safe and sound, the skies above sunderland are Eagle free once again. 

[chartpolski 24,577]

Sunderland cancelled the Air Show to try and meet their carbon reduction targets.

Maybe this was their version of "carbon neutral " ?

Cheers.

[steve66 3,562]

7 hours ago, Nicepix said:

Anybody who likes large raptors ought to consider going to the Puy du Fou in France. They have a bird display that you cannot believe. At the finally there must be 50 or more vultures, eagles, hawks, owls and large non raptors all flying inches sbove your head. They release a peregrine from a tethered baloon and lure it in the auditorium. It stoops so fast that you can hardly follow it. 

There are other attraction too, about three days worth.

 

Got to be the best value for money theme park ever. Got to book at this time of year to be sure of a ticket though.

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Looks a good day out , use to live not far from a bird of prey centre in Germany called Alderwater in Berlebeck they did some amazing displays with golden eagles 

[steve66 3,562]

18 hours ago, mackem said:

Last seen swooping on a Yorkshire terrier around ford estate

He took his chance on fordy mack , surprised he left with the feathers on his back 

[mackem 27,516]

1 minute ago, steve66 said:

He took his chance on fordy mack , surprised he left with the feathers on his back 

Someone had it up on bricks and nicked it's legs apparently.

[steve66 3,562]

Sunderland get a golden eagle, Donny gets a jackdaw 

Cheeky jackdaw called 'Derek' divides opinion in village - CBBC Newsround

[tatsblisters 10,304]

8 hours ago, Harty71 said:

Amazing bird but does anyone think videos of them hunting hares is a bit of an anticlimax? They just look too big and cumbersome, not as exciting as harris hawks.

Seen them fly off the fist a couple of times disappointing to be honest give me the chance to watch gos hawks in action anyday. 

[ollieollie 766]

9 hours ago, Leo Sayer said:

I bet was a lovely site, I was into falconry as a teenager and a fella I know had one and it was a powerhouse sat on your fist. The sheer size of the talons and the power , as you say I was in awe 

Tbh I didn’t do the situation justice as I wasn’t expecting it. Just lucky, right place right time 

[tatsblisters 10,304]

10 hours ago, Leo Sayer said:

I bet was a lovely site, I was into falconry as a teenager and a fella I know had one and it was a powerhouse sat on your fist. The sheer size of the talons and the power , as you say I was in awe 

I once held one on the fist wile it's owner adjusted his rucksack for a brief moment on an hawking holiday up in Lochindorb some years back like you say the size and power I was also in awe. 

[forest of dean redneck 11,722]

The Mongolian eagle hunters is interesting watch on tv and I read a book on subject as well . 
biggest bop I held was a eagle  owl an my arm started to droop with that

[mackem 27,516]

46 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

The Mongolian eagle hunters is interesting watch on tv and I read a book on subject as well . 
biggest bop I held was a eagle  owl an my arm started to droop with that

There's actually a snowy owl living in sunderland flying wild, been there over a year, still there, photographed last week by a bloke. 

[forest of dean redneck 11,722]

20 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Few eagle owls about aswell down in dales 

There was pair at bowland forest but I thought I read they got shot ? 

[Daniel cain 46,194]

yrs ago my mate got pissed up and swung at his Oldman came home from work and his eagle owl was gone along with all his shit packed in boxes and 6 dogs to try and kennel ..he never did get the owl back

[mushroom 13,253]

On 12/11/2022 at 22:55, chartpolski said:

Hope it hasn't meandered its way down from Scotland;

Cheers.

Incredibly powerful birds mate. Fantastic pics

[iworkwhippets 12,706]

8 minutes ago, mushroom said:

Incredibly powerful birds mate. Fantastic pics

Not an eagle or owl, but a Parrot, theres this owd chap lives upstairs, i often go visit him, nice chap, anyhow he has this bloody greyt thing i a cage, when i knock on his door, it knows its me, and it goes mental, but when i go inside, fek me it jumps to the front of the cage screaming and pissing itself, owd chap says never enter until its caged, or it will have me,    eh