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AgentBirdnest: A small bird shat on my head once. That is the extent of my experience with birds.

Kinda odd, considering my name and avatar...
As strange as it sounds, that's never happened to me, and there are lots of birds near where I live. Small ones, big ones, but so far they have not used me for target practice. It does make me laugh when people say it is good luck, but only the person who didn't get hit says that.
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adaliabooks: I love birds of prey. My girlfriend has bought flying experiences for me for my birthday a couple of times. We did a hawk walk a few years ago, one of the best things I've ever done.
There's a place near us that does a full day experience where you get to fly owls, do a hawk walk and fly an eagle (which I would absolutely love to do) and we'll probably do that when we have some money again.

I'm always on the look out for wild birds of prey when we're out and about. We get quite a few buzzards and kestrels around here and I've seen wild red kites a few times.
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ddickinson: That's not fair! I only got to hold them, but you got to ride them, those must be some big birds. ;-)

They are lovely though, especially when you get to see them hunt. The place near you sounds very nice, I go to bird of prey shows that are seasonal, not any static place. During the summer they host displays quite often all over the countryside, especially near English Heritage tourist sites. But my favourite is the castle ones, seeing those big birds of prey flying around a medieval castle, and then sometimes getting to hold them and see just how big those claws are. Always fun.
They're beautiful birds. I was at a eagle reservoir a decade or so ago, and saw falcons, owls and eagles in flight. :)

Picked up a feather from the ground there that i still have to this day.

http://www.eagleworld.dk/media/25629/hist2010_499x365.jpg
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adaliabooks: There are quite a few birds of prey centres near by, and a few seasonal shows too like the ones near you.

I've never been to the place that does the whole day experience, but it's a wild life park and they have other stuff too like feeding lemurs and tapirs, which I would also love to do :)
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ddickinson: There are a few bird of prey centres and wildlife parks near me that have bird of prey displays, but for some reason I have never been to see the displays. I have been to the wildlife parks around the country, but for the general park, not just for birds (usually too crowded to enjoy the displays). Perhaps this coming summer I should look at visiting some bird of prey centres. I still enjoy the seasonal displays, especially the ones near castles and heritage sites, as they often get dressed up and it has a medieval theme.
That sounds like a lot of fun. I wish they did more Renaissance Fair stuff here, we'd love to do that :)

The displays are good, and you do get to fly some of the birds (although not always, especially if there are lots of kids), but I prefer doing the particular handling experiences :)
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HypersomniacLive: You just can't let go, can you? Almost sounds like you're obsessed with making a deal with me.
I just want your word that if I gift you a game next year, that you won't use some excuse to turn it down like you did this year. It's a simple thing, but I just want your word on it. Just as I will be more open to getting gifts. Who knows, in time I might even get a wiki all on my own.

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adaliabooks: That sounds like a lot of fun. I wish they did more Renaissance Fair stuff here, we'd love to do that :)

The displays are good, and you do get to fly some of the birds (although not always, especially if there are lots of kids), but I prefer doing the particular handling experiences :)
Those darn kids hogging the birdies :-). I know what you mean, luckily I often seem to pick a day when the displays are free of too many kids. It also helps if you are friendly with the people who handle the birds (not in a sleazy way, just a polite and chatty way), they often let you have an extra long play with the birds, especially if they see how interested you are in the birds.
Post edited December 29, 2014 by ddickinson
I won a game in the BBBBoB Giveawaway thingamabob! Gabriel Night Sins of the Fathers. :-)
I'm a weiner!
Well I had better call it a night. Thank you all for the lovely conversations. It's nice having somewhere to have a nice friendly and relaxing chat while I'm stuck doing paperwork and other boring tasks.

Good night, everyone!
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EndreWhiteMane: I won a game in the BBBBoB Giveawaway thingamabob! Gabriel Night Sins of the Fathers. :-)
I'm a weiner!
Are you an exposed weiner?

And congrats on winning the game. :) Gabriel Knights is an awesome P&C adventure game.

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ddickinson: Well I had better call it a night. Thank you all for the lovely conversations. It's nice having somewhere to have a nice friendly and relaxing chat while I'm stuck doing paperwork and other boring tasks.

Good night, everyone!
Same here. Good night to you (and everyone else here). :)
Good night dd, Foxy. Sleep well.
Hope to see you tomorrow :-)
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ddickinson: Well I had better call it a night. Thank you all for the lovely conversations. It's nice having somewhere to have a nice friendly and relaxing chat while I'm stuck doing paperwork and other boring tasks.

Good night, everyone!
Sleep well.
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EndreWhiteMane: I won a game in the BBBBoB Giveawaway thingamabob! Gabriel Night Sins of the Fathers. :-)
I'm a weiner!
Congratulations. =)
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ddickinson: Well I had better call it a night. Thank you all for the lovely conversations. It's nice having somewhere to have a nice friendly and relaxing chat while I'm stuck doing paperwork and other boring tasks.

Good night, everyone!
You're quite welcome, and thank you as well.
Have a good night, sleep well when you get there. =)
Post edited December 29, 2014 by CarrionCrow
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EndreWhiteMane: I won a game in the BBBBoB Giveawaway thingamabob! Gabriel Night Sins of the Fathers. :-)
I'm a weiner!
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FoxySage: Are you an exposed weiner?

And congrats on winning the game. :) Gabriel Knights is an awesome P&C adventure game.
Pretty well covered.
low rated
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AgentBirdnest: A small bird shat on my head once. That is the extent of my experience with birds.

Kinda odd, considering my name and avatar...
Supposed to be a sign for GoodLuck...


Sorry my bad didn't read it was already mentioned..Lucky Cows don't fly...
Post edited December 29, 2014 by gunsynd
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EndreWhiteMane: I won a game in the BBBBoB Giveawaway thingamabob! Gabriel Night Sins of the Fathers. :-)
I'm a weiner!
Good thing you're not a wiener. ;-P

On a more serious note - Congrats. great choice, both the game, and the winner!
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EndreWhiteMane: I won a game in the BBBBoB Giveawaway thingamabob! Gabriel Night Sins of the Fathers. :-)
I'm a weiner!
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HypersomniacLive: Good thing you're not a wiener. ;-P

On a more serious note - Congrats. great choice, both the game, and the winner!
Thanks, saved by a typo. ;)
Congratulations to us both. I am happy I won Puzzle Agent 2. I've been wanting to play it for quite awhile :D
They had some truly awesome games in the queue this last time. I could hardly believe remade ShadowGate was a possiblity, and with all the extras! Everybody wanted that one. I didn't realize how many other people loved the old game. I used to feel a little silly mentioning my fondness for it, but now it seems its cool again. :D