Saturday 25 August 2012
Apparently I am going to have no time for paperwork
emails, blogs or anything else at the moment, I have to say I am feeling a
little worn. So unless they are very neccessary, don't email me!!! What with bad weather, bank holidays, the falconry weekend (which
is very busy now) and the training of new birds, plus all the birds that should
have gone up to Duncombe a couple of months ago, there is no time for anything.
I have not even ridden my horse for three days. .jpg)
It’s always a hard time of the year anyway as all the
young birds are coming into training and the older more experienced ones are
still flying because the young ones are not ready to take over, so there are
masses of birds to get done through the day and the Experience Days, although
great because they bring in funds, mean that we can’t use the field in the
afternoon until they are done. Oh to win the lottery and buy some more land!!!!
We are training four large falcons and four small ones, three eagles, two
kites, one new Harris, and my Sparrowhawk, and that is on top of all the usual
flyers at this time of the year, oh and that does not count two new owls
either!!
However all young are going well, and will be an asset
to the teams here and at Duncombe when they finally go up there. Once the
Falconry Weekend is done after next weekend we will have a grounding of about
five birds which will ease the pressure as well. It’s the unexpected that
screws it all up. Two days ago Ara, the tiny male Lesser Kestrel buggered off,
so that took Michele and I from 1.30 – 4.30 to finally get him back at which
point his name was close to being changed!! And we walked bloody miles after
the little dear!!!
Holly’s Grey Buzzard Eagle is now flying free, and
called Ganymede. She is wonderful and doing really well. It is interesting to
see how different she is to my young Tawny Eagle who is NOT ready to go loose
yet and is also not the same charming character either!!
Shasta is still lame and now has to have a big
operation on her elbow, which is just before the Falconry Weekend and I am
dreading it. I hate taking them in and leaving them for an operation, I always
wish I could be there with them.
It’s the Bank Holiday, we know that because it has
been raining, like every other bloody bank holiday this year!!! We had terrific
thunder storms, which had Leaf disappearing, but I have to say we still did get
some visitors, and they stuck it out through rain, wind and sun!! As usual the
birds were amazing and did not let us down. They are so special really, as are
my staff as they continue on in the rain, just pretending it is not happening!!
I will be glad when the autumn is here though it will
be nice to be under less pressure – I hope. Although I have three trips which I
have to do, which is not so much fun. Ah well, better go and feed Art as I have
not had time to ride him - again! Oh and here is our Gold Postbox, with grateful thanks to the Dressage Team and the Individual Gold, in fact thanks to Charlotte we should have two!!
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