点评:My mum bought us the Bird of Prey VIP experience for Christmas and we visited Saturday just gone. We were expecting the experience itself to be maybe an hour or so, but it was actually around 3.5 hours. We got to fly a vulture, a kite and an owl, a few times each, so we could really see them up close. We also got to see a Secretary bird which was brilliant and very funny!
The open-air flying display that we saw was brilliant too. Having the birds flying right over our heads was so exciting, and at one point a wild red kite got involved!
There are multiple talks and displays throughout the day, and all of the staff were really engaging and clearly know and care so much about the birds. We learnt about the conservation work they do, and they certainly flipped what we think of vultures on its head. One of the things that really struck me was how trusting the birds are with the keepers. Obviously the food is an incentive for them to come back, but they could fly off at any point and they choose not to.
Special thanks to Cedric and Falster (sorry if I’ve got that spelling wrong!) who led our VIP experience and were both really engaging, knowledgeable and made the whole day enjoyable.
Such a brilliant day and I’d 100% recommend it.
翻译:妈妈在圣诞节时给我们买了“猛禽VIP体验”的门票,我们就在上周六去体验了。我们原以为整个体验过程大概只有一个小时左右,但实际上足足持续了3个半小时。我们分别多次尝试驾驶秃鹫、鸢和猫头鹰飞行,因此得以近距离观察这些鸟类。我们还见到了秘书鸟,真是太棒了,而且它看起来特别有趣!
我们观看的户外飞行表演也同样精彩纷呈。看着这些鸟儿从我们头顶上飞过,真是令人兴奋至极。有一次,一只野生的红鸢也加入了进来!
当天有多场讲座和展示,所有工作人员都十分热情,显然他们对这些鸟类了如指掌且充满关爱。我们了解了他们所从事的保护工作,他们的讲解也彻底改变了我们对秃鹫的固有印象。最让我印象深刻的一点是这些鸟对饲养员的信任程度。显然,食物是吸引它们回来的动力。不过它们随时都可能飞走,只是选择不这么做罢了。
特别要感谢Cedric和Falster(如果拼写有误还请见谅!),他们负责带领我们体验VIP项目,两人都非常风趣幽默且知识渊博,让整个一天都充满了乐趣。
这是极其美好的一天,我绝对推荐给大家。