White stork : Whipsnade : 27 Sep 2015

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Birds of the World demonstration.

What a sight! What other birds do they fly?

How are birds like this stork prevented from flying away? Do they use food lures as with Macaws, Vultures etc?

As @Crowthorne mentions, it varies from demo to demo. The one in which this stork appeared also featured African grey parrot (x1); great grey owl (x2, although I think only one flew); hyacinth, military and scarlet macaws; burrowing owl (x1), Harris hawk (x1).

I caught the tail end of a later show the same day: that one had lanner falcon (x1, with altimeter). I believe that a bald eagle is also flown.

You are correct Rob! "Apache" is flown sparingly nowadays due to age. The plan is also to eventually fly a group of 30 Whistling ducks rather than the current 6/7!

Truly impressive photos of all the birds btw! God knows how you achieved it!

I was impressed with the half-dozen I saw earlier in the year -- if they can repeat that with 30, wow!

Thanks for the kind comment! Decent equipment helps with the bird flight shots. Although I still have to point it in the right direction of course (not always easy!)

Have you been to Banham? I'd love to see what you could do with 5 Rueppell's Vutures soaring above you!

No, somehow I've never been to Banham (nor any of the other Norfolk collections, come to that). Definitely on my list though - not least because of those vultures!