I enjoyed it! I always enjoy it. 1. Henry the Hen Harrier I wasn’t sure about Henry when the idea was first mooted – all sounded a bit silly to me. But it has worked very well in practice – I should have had more faith, or more imagination, or more of both. At…
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Henry at the Bird Fair – Day 3 (6 and last)
A few more photos – thanks to everyone for being such good sports. And being so friendly. The Wildlife Trusts are, of course, co-organisers of the Bird Fair with the RSPB, and it takes place on a Leics and Rutland WT nature reserve each year. A bif ‘Thanks!’ to them. Henry can count on…
Henry at the Bird Fair – Day 3 (5)
The League Against Cruel Sports has been a regular attender and exhibitor at the Bird Fair for about seven or eight years, I think. They can be relied upon to have a hard-hitting stand such as this one. Isn’t it striking? I did smile a little when I noticed that the Hawk and Owl Trust…
Henry at the Bird Fair – Day 3 (4)
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Henry might have a bit of a relaxing break this week, and he’s thinking of going to some of these places with some of these people… Maybe here…? Or here…? And maybe you might want to take something to read with you. Henry recommends this… And Duncan from Wildsounds will be happy to sell…
Henry at the Bird Fair – Day 3 (3)
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Henry reads all the best magazines and gets his information from the best sources…
Henry at the Bird Fair – Day 3 (2)
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Henry knew he was amongst friends at the Bird Fair because he kept seeing (and there were a lot) Hen Harrier T-shirts walking towards him. And there were plenty of familiar faces from Hen Harrier Day events in the Peak District (2014 and 2015) and then more people coming and telling him that they had…
Henry at the Bird Fair – Day 3 (1)
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Henry had a blast at the Bird Fair yesterday (and Friday and Saturday). Here are just a few photos of some of the people he met (more to follow later today and a more thoughtful account tomorrow – also, later today, how to respond to the Daily Telegraph’s pathetic response to complaints about its woeful…
Henry at the Bird Fair Day 2
Henry got special treatment at the Bird Fair yesterday. He met lots of celebrities who gave him a cuddle (he liked the Simon King cuddle a lot) and was treated as a special bird by the folk (including the RSPB’s Guy Anderson) at the BTO ringing demonstration. Henry was ringed… …and then satellite-tagged… …in…
Henry at the Bird Fair
What a day! Considered thoughts later – but what a day! See you tomorrow!
A week today…the Bird Fair starts
I’m looking forward to the Bird Fair but after a couple of weekends of Game Fair and Hen Harrier Day (both of which were just brilliant – in rather different ways) I’m quite looking forward to this weekend being free – or, full of all the things that I have neglected because I’ve been a…