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REOPENING after the lockdown last weekend, Dunrobin Castle in the far north of Scotland held its first falconry display of the season. 

After demonstration flights from a barn owl and a Harris hawk, we were introduced to Alba the gyrfalcon. Tempted by resident falconer Andy Bunting with dummy prey, Alba circled and swooped — and kept missing.

Finally, she hit bullseye. With Andy’s bait of little nutritional value, Alba was handed a snack as a reward for her efforts. 

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