Falconry show

[Civchic]

At the Paris (Ontario) fair this past weekend, the Canadian Raptor Conservancy was showing off their birds. Not quite the beautiful surroundings Kris gets, but can't pass up the opportunity to practice on these guys with only 250 (or less!) mm. LOL.


Turkey vulture in flight (going to practice my terrible cloning skills on background browser there)

aug 31 turkey vulture flight by civgirlca, on Flickr

American Kestrel:

aug 30 kestrel wingspan by civgirlca, on Flickr

Harris hawk liftoff:

aug 31 harris hawk by civgirlca, on Flickr

And what's it like to have a golden eagle liftoff right over your head:

aug 31 golden eagle take off by civgirlca, on Flickr

Mighty beauty:

aug 30 stare down by civgirlca, on Flickr