Giant vulture back home
24.08.10
Gandalf, the giant vulture that stands 4 feet tall, with a 10-and-a-half foot wingspan, can soar at up to 36,000 feet and triggered an alert in Scottish airspace after flying off during a display at a birds of prey centre, was safely back where she belongs yesterday.
The 7 year old female Ruppell's Griffon vulture was performing at the World of Wings birds of prey centre in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, on August 17 when she flew off. Pilots using Scottish airports were warned of the potential danger, as she can fly at the same altitude as commercial aircraft.
However, Gandalf was spotted near an old brickworks in nearby Falkirk. Joanna Timson, one of the falconers at World of Wings, said: ‘She was so pleased to see us that she flew straight towards us when we got out of a van at the site where she was spotted.’
she is now back performing in public displays, exhausted but on form having slept off her adventures most of Sunday.
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