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The public is urged to look out for a tame bird of prey which flew off during a display.<\/p>\n
Fern, a Eurasian kestrel is about three years old and Stephen Cross from Shropshire Falconry has been hand-rearing her since she was about 10 days old.<\/p>\n
During a display in Bishop’s Castle at about 12:00 GMT on Sunday, she got scared by a peregrine falcon and flew into a nearby tree where she remained for a number of hours. However, she then moved and her radio transmitter signal was lost.<\/p>\n
She is quite tame, is wearing a blue radio tracker and could approach people if she gets hungry, Cross said. He added she could be anywhere.<\/p>\n
The bird was quite capable and fit enough to catch her own food, but she did rely on him for food also, he said.<\/p>\n
“On her leg she’s got a blue radio tracker, a blue transmitter with an aerial on, and on her legs she’s got two little black straps,” he said.<\/p>\n
“She is super tame and I use her for all sorts of things, photography days, shows, people all round the country will have seen her at shows<\/p>\n
“Lots of children in Shropshire will have seen her in school\u2026 at shows.<\/p>\n
“She’s kind of famous.”<\/p>\n
He said due to her tame nature, she could approach people if she got hungry.<\/p>\n
“She’s super good at what she does, but she’s in an alien environment for her, and the weather hasn’t been brilliant,” he said.<\/p>\n
Cross added she may be quite vocal, and described her as like one of his children.<\/p>\n
“I will always be mum, so whenever she’s hungry, she will do that fast little chatter, she’ll call to me.”<\/p>\n
He urged anyone who may see Fern to get in touch with Shropshire Falconry.<\/p>\n
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