Isle of Wight - Owl & Falconry Centre
7 June 2003
A visit to the
Owl &
Falconry Centre at Appuldurcombe House
starts with some falcons...
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Cherokee is a 3-year old Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) from North
America. Bald Eagles have a wing span of up to 9ft.
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A Snowy Owl (Nyceta Scandiaca)
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Rosie is a Red Tail Buzzard (Buteo Jamaicensis) from North America
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The red tail is now obvious
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One of the owls landing on a post to catch its prey
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A falcon in flight
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Cherokee, the bald eagle
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...in flight
Isle of Wight holiday, June 2003
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