Winged Predator 2 by phil_sandford

Winged Predator 2

Another raptor from our trip to the zoo on Wednesday; not sure what this is, there was no sign anywhere. It's shackled to the bar, and on a few occasions it flapped its wings and tried to fly. Zoos were part of my growing up (Whipsnade, Snetterton, Banham etc) and I thought nothing of them, just somewhere we could go and see animals. Now, as old age approaches, I find them quite appalling.

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Sad to see it in a cage and shackled too. But, I guess there must be a reason for that. Beautiful bird and shot.
January 5th, 2019  
A sad capture - both your shot and the bird.
I get so frustrated with poorly run zoos. Many - if not most - zoos today are wonderful places for animals to live with ample room and a natural environment. They tend to limit the number of animals to the space they have thus ensuring the animals have lots of room and stimulation.
This one is obviously not one of them!
January 5th, 2019  
Looks like a Harris Hawk popular with falconers.
January 5th, 2019  
He is a beautiful raptor. I do hope they work with him and let him fly.
January 5th, 2019  
He looks so sad - wonderful capture
January 5th, 2019  
Hope he gets to fly
January 5th, 2019  
A cool close up
January 5th, 2019  
A nice, if sad capture.
January 5th, 2019  
Good shot
January 6th, 2019  
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