Thursday 1 March 2012

A Volunteers Day at the Centre by images

Hi Everyone,

Today's blog is going to be minimal text with loads of images showing some of our volunteers hard at work in the Nest Box Workshop, decorating our new office areas & out around the farm having some fun exercising a few of our birds. Today the birds exercised were Harris Hawks, Eagle Owl, European Buzzard & close to dark, the Barn Owl hence the grainy images.

The day was very productive indeed & very relaxed & most important an enjoyable long day. We hope you too enjoy the below images that were taken of the day. They are in no set sort order, enjoy anyway.


Beth with Billy (Harris Hawk )
Beth with Turner (Eagle Owl) 
Beth getting into the action with Turner (Eagle Owl)
Beth with Luna (Barn Owl) close to dark 
Beth with Luna (Barn Owl) close to dark
Carl measuring up an Internal Barn Owl Nest Box in the workshop 
Kev on the saw with Carl helping 
Kirsty taking note of the talon position as Turner (Eagle Owl) takes flight
Kirsty with Turner (Eagle Owl) 
Kirsty flying Luna at the end of a active day
Pat giving Pringle (European Buzzard) some training 
Pat flying Shelly & Billy (Harris Hawks)
Shelly (Harris Hawk) being called from Pat's Gloved hand 
Rhea with Billy (Harris Hawk)
Rhea with Billy (Harris Hawk) 
Rhea flying Turner (Eagle Owl)
Rhea with Turner (Eagle Owl) 
Rhea at the end of the day with Luna (Barn Owl)

A group photo close to dark with Rhea (Left) - Vicki from the office (Middle) - Kirsty (Right)
Luna in flight (Barn Owl) 
Vicki taking some time from the admin with Luna as she joins in with the enjoyment had
Kev hard at work in the workshop cutting up plywood for Owl Nest Box orders 
Julliette with George, a Harris Hawk in training 
Julliette (Left) with Billy (Harris Hawk) & Rhea (Right) with Shelly (Harris Hawk)
Karen hard at work painting out one of the store rooms in our new Weigh Room for the Birds 
 Rhea (Left) & Kirsty (Right) sanding down the ceiling of our new Conservation Office
 Kirsty with Shelly peering through the left hand talon whilst taking flight

Thanks for taking the time to look at todays work, images sometimes are more enjoyable than words.