mortcdz
Registered: January 2009
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This is Charlie, a ferruginous buzzard. He was part of a raptor flying demonstration that was at a medieval fair I went to last year. All normal, except that Charlie didn't fly.
The reason : as a young bird he'd been bought by someone as a pet for their child and had been kept in a 4x4 chicken wire enclosure, which as he grew up he become more and more stressed living in, ending up with him severely damaging his wings and also creating a massive lack of trust in humans. Its the first time I'm seen a raptor shy away from me as I got close with a camera.
Thanks to the rehabilitation work that the particular group does (apologies but I've forgotten their name!) Charlie is physically fitter but still has a long way to go mentally.
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