Mature Bald Eagle Warwick Castle Falconry Show Warwick UK

Mature Bald Eagle Warwick Castle Falconry Show Warwick UK 

Another Bald eagle with the distinctive white feathers on it's head and tail of a mature bald eagle, was the third bird of prey at the Warwick Castle Falconry show in Warwick England. The falconer mentions that the white markings on the head and tail of this mature bald eagle are what people are what people think of when thinking of a bald eagle unlike the young bald eagle in the other video Young Bald Eagle Warwick Castle Falconry Show Warwick UK.  The falconer talks some more about bald eagles as he let this mature bald eagle soar around the grounds at Warwick Castle, over the castle and up to the top of one of the castle turrets and then back down over the crowd. Being so close to this majestic bald eagle and having it swoop overhead really was an incredible experience. 

Bald eagles are birds of prey that feed primarily on fish. Being fish eagles, a bald eagle is able to lift fish right out of a lake or a river, or the sea in full flight with their massive feet. Bald eagles can have a lifespan of unto 70 years.

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Young Bald Eagle Warwick Castle Falconry Show Warwick UK

Young Bald Eagle Warwick Castle Falconry Show Warwick UK 

A Bald Eagle, a young Bald Eagle was the second bird of prey shown at the Warwick Castle Falconry Show. The falconer explained how a young Bald Eagle like the one at the Warwick Castle Falconry Show, could be mistaken for a Golden Eagle because the feathers on the head of a young Bald Eagle haven't turned to the distinctive white that a mature Bald Eagle displays. Although this is a young balk eagle and not nearly as big as a mature bald eagle it is still a very large bird. Bald eagles are sea birds of prey found primarily in North America, they can have a wingspan over 2 metres and can fly unto 70 km/h.  Bald Eagles can live to be 50 or 60 perhaps even 70 years old.

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Falconry Show Warwick Castle UK Milky Eagle Owl

Falconry Show Warwick Castle UK Milky Eagle Owl 

The Falconry Show at Warwick Castle in the UK Started with this young Milky Eagle Owl. The Milky Eagle Owl was used in the Falconry Show to help explain the process a falconer uses to train young birds of prey, such as the birds of prey used in the Warwick Castle Falconry Show. Falconry is the term used for the hunting of wild quarry in its natural habitat by a trained bird of prey. Falconry as a means of hunting probably reached its heights in the UK in the 16th or 17 century and so the a Falconry Show with  Warwick Castle as a backdrop is very appropriate.

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Peacocks at Warwick Castle, Warwick England UK

Peacocks at Warwick Castle, Warwick England UK

Peacocks wonder freely at Warwick. The peacocks are big, beautiful and loud. The call of the peacocks resonates through out the grounds of Warwick castle and let everyone know the peacocks are there. In fact the calling peacocks let everyone know that there a quite a number of peacocks freely roaming the grounds of Warwick Castle.
Peacocks are not indigenous to the UK. Originally native to south Asia Peacocks were thought to have been introduced to western Europe by the Ancient Greeks and introduced to England by the Romans.

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Why Nikon: The Nikon F3 The First SLR I Ever Used

Why Nikon: The Nikon F3 The First SLR I Ever Used

A Nikon was the first SLR camera I ever used. It was my brother's Nikon F3. The Nikon F3 was Nikons flagship professional 35 mm SLR.This was before the Nikon D4 or the Nikon D3, It was before Nikon made the D2x or the D2h or andy of Nikon D1 series. In fact it was before Nikon had anything digital. Nikon even had 3 flagship 35mm SLR bodies, the Nikon F4 and the Nikon F5 and the Nikon F6, after the F3, although they continued producing the F3 even after the F5 was released. So my brother lent me his Nikon gear for a week. The kit included his Nikon F3, a Nikkor 80-200 f4, a Nikkor 35mm f2, a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 and a 55mm f2.8 micro Nikkor. It was some great Nikon gear and I had no idea how to use it. So everyday for a week I shot with the F3. I practiced focusing the Nikkor Lenses, I played with the Nikon metering system, I adjusted apertures and set shutter speed. I loved every second of it and that Nikon F3 is a big part of why I used Nikon today.

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Pebble Beach Eastbourne England UK

Pebble Beach Eastbourne England UK

Eastbourne in East Sussex on the south coast of England has an amazing pebble or shingle beach and is the first pebble beach I've ever been on. Eastbourne and it's pebble beach is a popular tourist destination in the UK. The pebble beach stretches 6.4 kilometres across the seafront of Eastbourne. From Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour the pebble beach extends west to the white chalk cliffs of Beachy Head.

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Beachy Head Eastbourne England UK

Beachy Head Eastbourne England UK

Beachy Head Eastbourne England UK.
I'd never heard of Beachy Head until Mario and Vivian, our hosts a Coast B&B in Eastbourne, said we should go have a look. I'm very glad they did, Beachy Head is certainly worth seeing. The white cliffs of Beachy Head are located near Eastbourne in East Sussex, on the South Coast of England. Beachy Head is part of the Eastbourne Borough and the Eastbourne Borough Council owns the land around Beachy Head. Eastbourne purchased the 4000 acres around Beachy Head in 1929 to prevent any development. It is though to have cost Eastbourne 100 000 pounds to purchase Beachy Head and the surrounding land. The name Beach Head apparently has nothing to do with the beach at Beachy Head but is thought to be the evolution of the French term Beauchef meaning Beautiful Headland now Beachy Head. At 530 ft above sea level, the white cliffs of Beachy Head are the highest Chalk sea cliffs in the UK. The height of these  beautiful chalk cliffs also gives Beachy Head another unfortunate distinction, that of a popular suicide spot. The white chalk cliffs at Beachy Head are very shear vertical cliffs as the sea is continuously eroding the chalk cliffs at lower levels causing the upper levels of the chalk cliffs to collapse.

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