Whilst it's always best to see a bird in the wild living free for various reasons sometimes it isn't always possible. Man has trained wild birds for hundreds of years and it gives us a chance to see the partnership between the two and also to appreciate the birds up close. Check out my Gentleshaw page to see some rescued birds and some from the Chester Cathedral falconry centre which is well worth a visit. My dad's friend owns the hawks here and was kind enough to let me go out with them to see the magnificent birds hunt.