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International Centre for Birds of Prey Newent UK - Take 3

Images from my latest trip to the wonderful bird sanctuary, ICBP.
This time I wanted to add the human element as well as the birds.

I would like to thank Chris Townsend http://www.christownsendoutdoors.co.uk/ for his help and support - thanks Chris.

I have been using Capture One 4 Pro (standard C1 previously) for the conversions and Lightroom for the JPEGerisations and resizing and renumbering, and goodness does that save time! I know that LR does the conversions, I just like C1. I can synchronize the folder after C1 has done its work. The only down side it appears is that the titles and keywords that I add to the imported into LR files are lost by C1 after conversion to tiff and re synchronized into LR!
I use Genuine Fractals for resizing. I just bought the new V6 and that has batch processing - oh happy days!

Previously I had used C1 then Elements 6 to remove the jessies, re-size, sharpen and save each individually. But this new way is much quicker. Also I decided not to remove the jessies this time; 1, laziness; and 2, they are captive birds after all!

It seems that LR has removed all the EXIF data, and I didn't tick the box either.

This time I used my 200-400 on my D300, rather than my 500VR on D700. It was lighter, but the hand-holding whilst waiting for the little blighters to take off was still an effort. I know, more exercises LOL ;-)

Maybe a monopod would be helpful in this instance, but the lens collar on the 2-4 is (IMHO) too protuberant for hand-holding. I am not a big fan of twisting the blasted thing out the way! It's either on or off! The 500VR is much better to hold with it on!

I will name them soon.

For info and to visit..
http://icbp.org/
Jemima Parry-Jones MBE
Director
International Centre for Birds of Prey
Newent
Gloucestershire GL18 1JJ
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Burrowing Owl Perched handlers hand feeding 290
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Burrowing Owl flying 292		 Burrowing Owl Perched on handlers (Holly) hand feeding 293
Burrowing Owl Perched on handlers (Holly) hand feeding 293		 Burrowing Owl Handler (Holly) encouraging natural behavour 294
Burrowing Owl Handler (Holly) encouraging natural behavour 294
Burrowing Owl flying 295
Burrowing Owl flying 295		 Lanner Falcon on Handlers (Jemima) hand 296
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Lanner Falcon on Handlers (Jemima) hand 297		 Lanner Falcon flying 298
Lanner Falcon flying 298
Brahminy Kite low flying 299
Brahminy Kite low flying 299		 Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 300
Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 300		 Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 301
Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 301		 Brahminy Kite flying low 302
Brahminy Kite flying low 302
Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 303
Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 303		 Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 304
Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite wearing protective glove 304		 Brahminy Kite flying catching food in talons 305
Brahminy Kite flying catching food in talons 305		 Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite landing on wearing protective glove 306
Handler (Holly) giving talk on Brahminy Kite landing on wearing protective glove 306
Red Kite flying low 307
Red Kite flying low 307		 Red Kite flying from perch 308
Red Kite flying from perch 308		 Red Kite flying from perch 309
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Jemima handling Red Kite 311
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Red Kite flying low pouncing 317		 Red Kite and Jemima handler and proud owner 319
Red Kite and Jemima handler and proud owner 319
Red Kite taking off from perch 320
Red Kite taking off from perch 320		 Red Kite taking off from perch 321
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Indian Tawny Eagle flying landing swooping 345		 Jemima's best friend Sea Gull 346
Jemima's best friend Sea Gull 346		 Jemima's best friend Sea Gull 347
Jemima's best friend Sea Gull 347		 Buzzard flying perch 348
Buzzard flying perch 348
Handler Holly walking through archway with Buzzard in a flap 349
Handler Holly walking through archway with Buzzard in a flap 349		 Handler Holly walking through archway with Buzzard in control on glove 350
Handler Holly walking through archway with Buzzard in control on glove 350		 Handler Holly walking through archway with Buzzard in control on glove 351
Handler Holly walking through archway with Buzzard in control on glove 351		 Handler Holly calling to awkward Buzzard entising with meat 352
Handler Holly calling to awkward Buzzard entising with meat 352
Buzzard landing on post 353
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Buzzard flying 354		 Buzzard flying 355
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Buzzard flying 356
Saker Falcon swooping for lure 357
Saker Falcon swooping for lure 357		 Jemima using lure to attract a bird of prey 358
Jemima using lure to attract a bird of prey 358		 Handler Holly releasing Red Kite from gloved hand in archway 359
Handler Holly releasing Red Kite from gloved hand in archway 359		 Handler Holly releasing Red Kite from gloved hand in archway 360
Handler Holly releasing Red Kite from gloved hand in archway 360
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