Falconry exhibition at the castle

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  7 September 2014     14:42271796
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  Excellent and entertaining display of medieval falconry this weekend, I never knew that the birds lived into their 40's and didn't grow old once they reach adulthood.Their looks and fitness level stays the same until they conk out.
  
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  7 September 2014     17:34271808
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  Apparently there is no rapport between the falconer and the bird and they respond to the glove as was demonstrated by volunteers from the public.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  This young lad had not even got the glove on properly before the hawk swooped.
  
  
  

  
• Jan Higgins

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  7 September 2014     21:21271824
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  I bet that little boy was happy, thanks for the pictures Howard.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  8 September 2014     08:37271844
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  Couldn't work out what this was all about.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Guest 698

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  8 September 2014     08:41271847
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  A good way to get free admission to special events, Howard.
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• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  8 September 2014     14:30271854
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  that's the princess of wales band howard,a local bunch.