Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/14

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Subject: [Leica] Another raptor photo op
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 10:10:04 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
 
On May 22 the California Foundation for Birds of Prey, a 501c3 non-profit 
organization, will hold its second (annual?) open house at 3580 Garden Bar 
Road, Lincoln California from 11AM to 2PM.  Munchies, live raptors on the 
fist, and a free-flight demonstration are on the schedule.

At last year's open house the free-flight demonstration featured Webster, a 
captive-bred hybrid Lanner/Saker ("Laker") Falcon:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/L1390606.jpg
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/L1390636.jpg

Webster puts on quite a show including buzzing the crowd inches above their 
heads, or even flying between spectators, at falcon speeds.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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