This is Ben Potter with Birds of Prey Displays. The blurb from the program says: -------------------------------------- What Ben from Birds of Prey Displays offers is different; rather than falconry, he concentrates on the natural behaviour of these This is Ben Potter with Birds of Prey Displays (whose website is apparently broken, else I'd link it). The blurb from the program says:
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What Ben from Birds of Prey Displays offers is different; rather than
falconry, he concentrates on the natural behaviour of these magnificent birds and shows
eagles,
hawks,
falcons,
owls, and
vultures in the most natural display of its kind.
At the age of 14 Ben's obsession with birds became his job and life when he began as a volunteer at a small Yorkshire falconry center and later was employed full time. Over the past 12 years he has trained and flown
hawks,
kites,
eagles,
vultures,
buzzards, and
falcons, as well as more unusual birds such as
ravens,
kookaburras,
pelicans,
seriemas, and
ospreys.
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This was really cool to watch, and the guy was quite entertaining as well. :-) We even managed to get seats - good ones! Wewt, since my feet were seriously hurting by this time.
To watch some of the bird flights,
click here for video. (1m15s)
Hayfield Country Show, 18 Sept 2010
