Scottish skies clear of giant vulture menace
Gandalf recaptured with 'big duvet'
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The Ruppell's Griffon Vulture which went awol last week from a Cumbernauld bird of prey centre has been recaptured, the BBC reports.
Gandalf, a seven-year-old female, soared away from World of Wings, prompting an alert that she posed "a genuine threat to airplanes".
In the event, she managed to avoid a mid-air collision, and was spotted over the weekend atop a telegraph pole at a disused brickworks near Falkirk.
World of Wings director David Ritchie told the BBC: "I got a phone call from a member of the public, who works as a vet. She said she had spent time in Africa and was 99% certain she was looking at a Ruppell's Griffon vulture. It could only be Gandalf."
He continued: "We went out and there she was. I think she's been hiding there. I ran in to a field opposite and threw her a dead chick to eat. She was obviously hungry and came down for it. We wrapped her in a big duvet and got her back to our van."
Gandalf is apparently none the worse for her brief flirtation with the blue yonder, as a heartwarming BBC vid shows.
She's been at World of Wings since 2006, when she was relocated from central Africa as part of a breeding programme. ®
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COMMENTS
Guess Dirk had enough...
... and turned it out of his flat.
I'm sure Thor will be along presently to make amends.
Falkirk - Home of the Vulture
I lived in Falkirk for the early part of my youth, more than 20 years later I am still suffering. What the hell did that vulture go looking for, dead junkies, coma induced drunks or did it just want to join the half dead that walk amongst the employment queue ?.
As they would say in Falkirk, "Did ye see that big f**k**g bastard craw that just flew oer ma heid. That fu//**er nearly shat in ma beer, am gonna f-**king kill it, stupit f*/-ing c**t"
By the way, anyone that thinks I have over-used the expletives has obviously never been to Falkirk .
Tux . Because he's a kind of "low flying" Vulture........
Gandalf recaptured with 'big duvet'
Yep, frequently works with me too...
Clam.
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