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Last full day of Yorkshire tour yesterday was a pleasant surprise. The hotel provided free passes to the adjacent Birds of Prey centre. It started with viewing the various cages of the 106 birds forming their current collection. Then we were shown this inquisitive 10 week old Bengal owl.



Followed by others and short flying displays with audience participation.



It seems the local branch of MSCC had visited there and sponsored a bird to mark their 50th anniversary.



Fascinating facts were given on the birds before a long talk on this beastie. An Uzbekistan Golden eagle.



This chap can reach 200 mph only closely beaten by a Peregrine Falcon and can take out a wolf in seconds. His talons can crush with a force of over 3000lbs! In keeping with the centres policy of flying them as much as possible he was previously set free (after a good meal) with tracker and spent the whole day soaring at up to 6000 ft and traveling as far as 75 miles before returning as the sun set. By then everyone had gone home. With no humans to see he sought out a private outdoor party, was captured and received an ASBO for his trouble

A drive to nearby Ripon completed the day visiting the Cathedral.



Now back home after covering around 650 very enjoyable miles since Sunday.