Comments for Wild Wings http://www.wild-wings.net/blog Birds Of Prey Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Where are we? by Ian & Carole http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=12&cpage=1#comment-3048 Ian & Carole Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:14:36 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=12#comment-3048 LATEST DATES FOR YOUR 2012 DIARY: SATURDAY 7TH APRIL: PRINCESS PARK, IRLAM, MANCHESTER Working with Salford Rangers THURSDAY 12TH APRIL: MAINS PARK, WIGAN. Working with Wigan Rangers SUNDAY 6TH MAY: SPEKE HALL, LIVERPOOL. TUDOR MAY DAY SATURDAY 26TH MAY: SPEKE HALL, LIVERPOOL SUNDAY 27TH MAY: KENYON HALL FARM. WARRINGTON. CRAFT FAYRE AND CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY 9TH JUNE: SPEKE HALL, LIVERPOOL. SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST: KENYON HALL FARM, WARRINGTON. CRAFT FAYRE SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST: KENYON HALL FARM, WARRINGTON. CRAFT FAYRE Keep watching for further dates and venues. If you require any further information - please contact us on 0161 790 5424. LATEST DATES FOR YOUR 2012 DIARY:

SATURDAY 7TH APRIL: PRINCESS PARK, IRLAM, MANCHESTER Working with Salford Rangers

THURSDAY 12TH APRIL: MAINS PARK, WIGAN. Working with Wigan Rangers

SUNDAY 6TH MAY: SPEKE HALL, LIVERPOOL. TUDOR MAY DAY

SATURDAY 26TH MAY: SPEKE HALL, LIVERPOOL

SUNDAY 27TH MAY: KENYON HALL FARM. WARRINGTON. CRAFT FAYRE AND CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY 9TH JUNE: SPEKE HALL, LIVERPOOL.

SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST: KENYON HALL FARM, WARRINGTON. CRAFT FAYRE

SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST: KENYON HALL FARM, WARRINGTON. CRAFT FAYRE

Keep watching for further dates and venues. If you require any further information – please contact us on 0161 790 5424.

]]> Comment on Wild Wings news! by Ian & Carole http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-2980 Ian & Carole Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:15:42 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1#comment-2980 Well it has been a long long time but finally we are seeing some movement here on site. The Garden Centre re-opened today under new ownership, we have an Equestrian Supplier on site, a Dog Grooming Parlour and are just waiting for an on-site furniture shop to open, this should be in the next week. The Coffee Shop has also re-opened under new management. The weather has played havoc with our experience days so we are hoping that better weather will now be with us. The nesting season started early and we already have the first of our rescued babies to look after. Our new Education room is open and also provides a welcoming waiting area where you can get a tea or coffee whilst browsing all the information displayed or just chat with your friends. Well it has been a long long time but finally we are seeing some movement here on site. The Garden Centre re-opened today under new ownership, we have an Equestrian Supplier on site, a Dog Grooming Parlour and are just waiting for an on-site furniture shop to open, this should be in the next week. The Coffee Shop has also re-opened under new management.

The weather has played havoc with our experience days so we are hoping that better weather will now be with us. The nesting season started early and we already have the first of our rescued babies to look after.

Our new Education room is open and also provides a welcoming waiting area where you can get a tea or coffee whilst browsing all the information displayed or just chat with your friends.

]]> Comment on Have you spotted a Raptor? by Alan Gibbs http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-2589 Alan Gibbs Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:46:38 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=24#comment-2589 After visiting your centre the other Sunday morning my son and I were entering the M62 towards Bury where we saw a Buzzard sat on the fence by the side of the motorway. After visiting your centre the other Sunday morning my son and I were entering the M62 towards Bury where we saw a Buzzard sat on the fence by the side of the motorway.

]]> Comment on Wild Wings news! by Ian & Carole http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-2437 Ian & Carole Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:36:54 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1#comment-2437 Well it has been a long time since we have added things here but since then Julie who has written above has become one of our very valued volunteers and is very genuine in her comments and is showing a true commitment. It has been a very hard few months with constant battles with the weather and ongoing works at the centre. We are pleased to confirm that our plans for an 'All Weather' facility are finally coming together. We will have an indoor area to allow experiences whatever the weather. This will also give us an area to rehabilitate injured birds. We will also have a further indoor area to allow workshops, incl photography and art as well as a classroom and hospital room. We have had several new additions to our bird family and we will be adding details to the main site soon. The Garden Centre adjacent to us has been closed for a while along with the cafe and we are happy to say that these will soon be re-opening with new owners, lots of exciting plans in the offing. Further update to follow. Well it has been a long time since we have added things here but since then Julie who has written above has become one of our very valued volunteers and is very genuine in her comments and is showing a true commitment.

It has been a very hard few months with constant battles with the weather and ongoing works at the centre. We are pleased to confirm that our plans for an ‘All Weather’ facility are finally coming together. We will have an indoor area to allow experiences whatever the weather. This will also give us an area to rehabilitate injured birds. We will also have a further indoor area to allow workshops, incl photography and art as well as a classroom and hospital room.

We have had several new additions to our bird family and we will be adding details to the main site soon.

The Garden Centre adjacent to us has been closed for a while along with the cafe and we are happy to say that these will soon be re-opening with new owners, lots of exciting plans in the offing.

Further update to follow.

]]> Comment on Injured or lost birds here! by Gwen Abella http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-2194 Gwen Abella Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:38:52 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=26#comment-2194 <i>No further sightings of the bird mentioned above but we have today been trying to capture a Female Harris Hawk at High Legh in Lymm. A lady called us on Tuesday to say the bird was in her field, looking at her and calling. She wasn’t sure what kind of bird it was so took a photo and emailed to us and sure enough it was a Harris. We went out and spent a couple of hours but with no sighting. This morning the lady called again to say bird was in a field opposite so we went over and she was sat in a tree next to the road, she took off over a field and we followed her. She sat calling to us and though we tried everything we could she would not come down. She looks well and is probably hunting for herself,she is wearing anklets but no jesses, she may have pulled these out. We couldn’t see any rings and she wasn’t wearing a bell. If this might be your bird, give us a call and we can give you more info.</i> +1 No further sightings of the bird mentioned above but we have today been trying to capture a Female Harris Hawk at High Legh in Lymm. A lady called us on Tuesday to say the bird was in her field, looking at her and calling. She wasn’t sure what kind of bird it was so took a photo and emailed to us and sure enough it was a Harris. We went out and spent a couple of hours but with no sighting. This morning the lady called again to say bird was in a field opposite so we went over and she was sat in a tree next to the road, she took off over a field and we followed her. She sat calling to us and though we tried everything we could she would not come down. She looks well and is probably hunting for herself,she is wearing anklets but no jesses, she may have pulled these out. We couldn’t see any rings and she wasn’t wearing a bell. If this might be your bird, give us a call and we can give you more info.
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]]> Comment on Wild Wings news! by julie creevy http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-2189 julie creevy Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:50:57 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1#comment-2189 This is so sad, I am a bird lover myself and have 3 parrots, I am new to falconry, but it seems to be the same with both types of birds, people think it so cool to have these animals, yet dont understand the full truth of keeping them, its something I feel so angry about. I believe anyone who wants to keep these exotic animals should be educated about them first, maybe we should do what they do in america have a test before you can keep one. I am doing my lantra awards, to learn more about them but it still does not make me a falconer far from it,and I would love to own a bird of prey but i am not going to get one because iI work quite long hours, and have to look after my parrots too, which take a lot of my time and are out of thier cages 3 hours a day, I dont have the time for a hawk too, but that doesnt stop me from learning and still enjoying them that way This is so sad, I am a bird lover myself and have 3 parrots, I am new to falconry, but it seems to be the same with both types of birds, people think it so cool to have these animals, yet dont understand the full truth of keeping them, its something I feel so angry about.
I believe anyone who wants to keep these exotic animals should be educated about them first, maybe we should do what they do in america have a test before you can keep one.
I am doing my lantra awards, to learn more about them but it still does not make me a falconer far from it,and I would love to own a bird of prey but i am not going to get one because iI work quite long hours, and have to look after my parrots too, which take a lot of my time and are out of thier cages 3 hours a day, I dont have the time for a hawk too, but that doesnt stop me from learning and still enjoying them that way

]]> Comment on Where are we? by Vicki http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=12&cpage=1#comment-2152 Vicki Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:55:47 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=12#comment-2152 Winwick Carnival,Warrington- 16th July 2011 we will be there with some of our birds so come and say hi and you could even hold a bird of your choice and have a picture taken and framed to take away with you for 6.00 see you there :) Winwick Carnival,Warrington- 16th July 2011

we will be there with some of our birds so come and say hi and you could even hold a bird of your choice and have a picture taken and framed to take away with you for 6.00
see you there :)

]]> Comment on Where are we? by Ian & Carole http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=12&cpage=1#comment-2127 Ian & Carole Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:15:27 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=12#comment-2127 Latest Dates: SATURDAY 11TH JUNE: DURHAM CASTLE IN NORTHUMBERLAND - HARRY POTTER EVENT. SUNDAY 3RD JULY: ORDSALL HALL IN SALFORD SATURDAY 9TH JULY: CHESTER SUMMER FESTIVAL SATURDAY 16TH JULY: WINWICK CARNIVAL IN WARRINGTON THURSDAY 4TH AUGUST: FAMILY FUN DAY IN LIVERPOOL SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST: ROSSETT VILLAGE FESTIVAL TBC - SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST & SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST: SPEAKE HALL IN LIVERPOOL As always if you require any further information - please contact us on 07957 416883 Latest Dates:

SATURDAY 11TH JUNE: DURHAM CASTLE IN NORTHUMBERLAND – HARRY POTTER EVENT.

SUNDAY 3RD JULY: ORDSALL HALL IN SALFORD

SATURDAY 9TH JULY: CHESTER SUMMER FESTIVAL

SATURDAY 16TH JULY: WINWICK CARNIVAL IN WARRINGTON

THURSDAY 4TH AUGUST: FAMILY FUN DAY IN LIVERPOOL

SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST: ROSSETT VILLAGE FESTIVAL

TBC – SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST & SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST: SPEAKE HALL IN LIVERPOOL

As always if you require any further information – please contact us on 07957 416883

]]> Comment on Wild Wings news! by Ian & Carole http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-2104 Ian & Carole Fri, 27 May 2011 12:46:18 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1#comment-2104 Words cannot express the deep sorrow and anger that we are feeling at this time. In this past week we have had to have two beautiful young Harris Hawks put to sleep. We are now going to do everything in our power to try to get some kind of legislation into force in relation to people buying/owning Birds of Prey. Working alongside specialist Avian Vets and like minded 'TRUE' Falconers we MUST try to get the laws changed. Last week a young Male Harris was brought into us with the old excuse 'I'm moving home and can't keep him'. This young bird we were told had been bitten by a rabbit whilst hunting. On examining the birds feet it was obvious that there was a major problem and this guy hadn't done anything. We took the bird to an Avian specialist who confirmed that the damage had occurred some 6 - 8 weeks ago and was most probably caused by electricution, possibly from a electrified wire fence. The birds feet had basically been fried and at least one toe was ready to drop off as gangrene had set in and other toes were 'dead' with further damage to the feet. If there was any way the bird could have had quality of life for the future the vets fees wouldn't have been an issue we would gladly have paid, but this sadly was not the case. Most toes would have had to be amputated and it was possible that the remaining would have to be amputated in the future. The Vet very kindly did not charge us for the consultation, he was as appalled as we were. The previous owner had left this bird to suffer for at least 6 weeks. Our other sad loss was Faith, she was brought to us a little while ago after a friend had gone to purchase a Hawk from a breeder and saw the condition of a young Female who had a twisted beak and toes, the Breeder had let this bird get to five months with no vet care. In his words he was going to 'knock her on the head'. Our friend brought her to us, the breeder happy to let her go so that he didn't have to deal with the problem. We tried our hardest with Faith as we called her, she had her beak coped back as far as possible to enable her to eat and the crossed toes were amputated to enable her to grip, unfortunately her condition worsened and again we had to consider quality of life so the sad decision had to be made. These are just two of the horrendous things we have dealt with and we hear of and deal with others every day. Maybe this is not what you wanted to read, but not every story has a happy ending and people have to be made aware of what is happening out there. Anybody can go out and buy any Bird of Prey, they don't have to have any knowledge, most don't even have any common sense. Yes there are genuine people and there are genuine breeders who do only sell to experienced Falconers, but there are also a lot who just want to take your money. If you feel as strongly about this as we do, we would like to hear from you. The more support we can raise the more chance we have of trying to make sure that things like this don't happen. Words cannot express the deep sorrow and anger that we are feeling at this time. In this past week we have had to have two beautiful young Harris Hawks put to sleep. We are now going to do everything in our power to try to get some kind of legislation into force in relation to people buying/owning Birds of Prey. Working alongside specialist Avian Vets and like minded ‘TRUE’ Falconers we MUST try to get the laws changed. Last week a young Male Harris was brought into us with the old excuse ‘I’m moving home and can’t keep him’. This young bird we were told had been bitten by a rabbit whilst hunting. On examining the birds feet it was obvious that there was a major problem and this guy hadn’t done anything. We took the bird to an Avian specialist who confirmed that the damage had occurred some 6 – 8 weeks ago and was most probably caused by electricution, possibly from a electrified wire fence. The birds feet had basically been fried and at least one toe was ready to drop off as gangrene had set in and other toes were ‘dead’ with further damage to the feet.
If there was any way the bird could have had quality of life for the future the vets fees wouldn’t have been an issue we would gladly have paid, but this sadly was not the case. Most toes would have had to be amputated and it was possible that the remaining would have to be amputated in the future. The Vet very kindly did not charge us for the consultation, he was as appalled as we were.
The previous owner had left this bird to suffer for at least 6 weeks. Our other sad loss was Faith, she was brought to us a little while ago after a friend had gone to purchase a Hawk from a breeder and saw the condition of a young Female who had a twisted beak and toes, the Breeder had let this bird get to five months with no vet care. In his words he was going to ‘knock her on the head’. Our friend brought her to us, the breeder happy to let her go so that he didn’t have to deal with the problem. We tried our hardest with Faith as we called her, she had her beak coped back as far as possible to enable her to eat and the crossed toes were amputated to enable her to grip, unfortunately her condition worsened and again we had to consider quality of life so the sad decision had to be made.

These are just two of the horrendous things we have dealt with and we hear of and deal with others every day.

Maybe this is not what you wanted to read, but not every story has a happy ending and people have to be made aware of what is happening out there. Anybody can go out and buy any Bird of Prey, they don’t have to have any knowledge, most don’t even have any common sense. Yes there are genuine people and there are genuine breeders who do only sell to experienced Falconers, but there are also a lot who just want to take your money.

If you feel as strongly about this as we do, we would like to hear from you. The more support we can raise the more chance we have of trying to make sure that things like this don’t happen.

]]> Comment on Wild Wings news! by Ian & Carole http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-2092 Ian & Carole Fri, 20 May 2011 13:49:17 +0000 http://www.wild-wings.net/blog/?p=1#comment-2092 Well it's been a long time since we have had a spare minute to catch up on here. Things have been so busy at the Centre with lots of new arrivals, which we will add to the site as soon as possible. The weather in April was great and we achieved lots of building work only to be hit with high winds at the beginning of May that caused lots of damage, so two steps forward and three steps back seems to be the way of things at the moment. Our volunteers have worked really hard to help us keep things going so a great big THANK YOU to all of them. Ted our latest volunteer, has really been thrown in at the deep end but is proving to be a real asset, he along with Phil & Pete have worked wonders on our new entrance and it is looking great. We will update you in more detail as soon as we have a chance to sit down for more than 5 minutes! Well it’s been a long time since we have had a spare minute to catch up on here. Things have been so busy at the Centre with lots of new arrivals, which we will add to the site as soon as possible.

The weather in April was great and we achieved lots of building work only to be hit with high winds at the beginning of May that caused lots of damage, so two steps forward and three steps back seems to be the way of things at the moment.

Our volunteers have worked really hard to help us keep things going so a great big THANK YOU to all of them. Ted our latest volunteer, has really been thrown in at the deep end but is proving to be a real asset, he along with Phil & Pete have worked wonders on our new entrance and it is looking great.

We will update you in more detail as soon as we have a chance to sit down for more than 5 minutes!

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