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 (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 (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…
Useful reminder – bye bye Hawk and Owl Trust
The Talking Naturally podcasts are essential listening these days. I certainly enjoyed the latest one with Philip Merricks, chair of the Hawk and Owl Trust. And it was useful in jogging my memory. The whole thing was basically about brood meddling – a scheme promoted by a bunch of shooting organisations and the Hawk and…
Henry – hare today and gone tomorrow
The Jugged Hare (49 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SA) did not respond in any way to my email to them about what steps they take to ensure the sustainability of the production of their grouse meat, nor did they respond on the levels of lead in game meat. I’ll assume that they either don’t know…
Guest blog – State of Nature by Ian Carter
Ian Carter has worked as an ornithologist for more than 25 years. He was involved with the Red Kite reintroduction programme in England and has a keen interest in the conservation of raptors, bird reintroductions and wildlife management more generally. He is particularly interested in what might be called the culture of nature conservation and…
Henry on a dark blue square
Henry comes to Mayfair. He felt very much at home. Allens of Mayfair is a game dealer as well as a butcher and is thought to supply quite a lot of London restaurants with their game including grouse. I wonder whether this part of Mayfair is part of the 100 acres owned by the Duke…