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The Shetland Climate
is unpredictable and within an hour
a break appears in the west, the
cloud clears away, the sun comes
out and visibility is soon horizon
to horizon!
Such are the problems
with liberations. Hundreds of fanciers
down the country racing with the
NRCC from Lerwick this Saturday
are asking ‘ what news of
a liberation?’ The answer
is 7:30!
Strings are cut,
countdown started, "OK OK lets
go"! Tumbling fluttering clattering
feathered bodies race skywards,
without hesitation, within moments
becoming a single mass streaming
southwards across the sea towards
home. |
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Phil on his mobile
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The crucial moment |
Here we go! |
Over the sea
Great stuff, congratulations Phil and
Merv. The relief on Phil Ringe is tangible,
he grows about a foot in height and the
smile is now ear to ear. A very successful
liberation with no apparent stragglers,
only a few dozen loose feathers scattered
on the tarmac as evidence of the frantic
activity of a few seconds earlier.
Chris Pulley, Phil Ringe and Kenny Gifford
(left to right)
All the best to the hundreds of fanciers
with hopes of a good race.
Kenny Gifford
ps. Whose old cock is this?
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