REOPENING after the lockdown last weekend, Dunrobin Castle in the far north of Scotland held its first falconry display of the season.
After demonstration flights from a barn owl and a Harris hawk, we were introduced to Alba the gyrfalcon. Tempted by resident falconer Andy Bunting with dummy prey, Alba circled and swooped and kept missing.
Finally, she hit bullseye. With Andy’s bait of little nutritional value, Alba was handed a snack as a reward for her efforts.
Like its namesake bird of prey, the Alba Party is unlikely to win anything more than a consolation snack when the Scottish Parliament regional list results are declared on Saturday.
REOPENING after the lockdown last weekend, Dunrobin Castle in the far north of Scotland held its first falconry display of the season.
After demonstration flights from a barn owl and a Harris hawk, we were introduced to Alba the gyrfalcon. Tempted by resident falconer Andy Bunting with dummy prey, Alba circled and swooped and kept missing.
Finally, she hit bullseye. With Andy’s bait of little nutritional value, Alba was handed a snack as a reward for her efforts.
Like its namesake bird of prey, the Alba Party is unlikely to win anything more than a consolation snack when the list results are declared today.