点评:I was gifted a birthday surprise visit from my sister and oh my gosh what a day!
We were both booked in on the National Botanical Gardens Wales (NBGW) personal owl experience.
There was a mix up with our understanding where to go and even though we got there in plenty of time, we ended up being late as we were at the wrong entrance (we thought there was only one) but we were still given such a warm, friendly welcome from Simon our tour and experience guide for the day it was if there was no hold up at all.
We were taken on our Experience and was able to hold and fly 3 different owls. Simon was happily telling us all about them individually and as a species and was so interesting. Having an owl on your arm and being so close to such beautiful creatures is an amazing experience that I will never forget.
But that was not all - we were also treated to a Bird Show at the Bird of Prey Centre, with a cup of tea to relax with as we watched various birds; snowy owl, falcon, buzzard and golden eagle soar happily around us, whilst another keeper would tell us all about them, with a great sense of humour and knowledge. Simon told us not to leave straight after as since it was Feb/March visit, there was one more treat in store:
We had the option of holding either the Snowy Owl or the Golden Eagle on our arm!
We both agreed on the eagle - I mean, how many can drop into a conversation that whilst they may not be wearing the latest trends or have the best perfume to wear, that they HAVE held a Golden Eagle! The chance to be up close to and hold such a majestic and amazingly gorgeous, powerful bird is just something you cannot give up - he was breathtaking!
Again, Simon and every member of staff we encountered that day was amazing. He was patient, good natured and good humoured and you could tell that the birds meant a lot to him and they were so well looked after.
This is a huge review I know and thank you for reading, but there is just so much I could enthuse over, it really was made THE best day I can recall. I would totally recommend NBGW, their Bird of Prey Centre and especially Simon for their totally entertaining and well thought out Experience package. I have so many amazing memories to keep, thank you!
翻译:我姐姐给了我生日惊喜,天哪,真是美好的一天!
我们俩都预订了威尔士国家植物园 (NBGW) 的猫头鹰个人体验。
我们搞错了要去哪里,尽管我们很早就到了那里,但最终还是迟到了,因为我们走错了入口(我们以为只有一个入口),但我们还是受到了 Simon 的热情友好欢迎,他是我们当天的旅游和体验导游,就好像一点也不耽误一样。
我们参加了我们的体验,能够抱着和放飞 3 只不同的猫头鹰。Simon 很高兴地向我们讲述了它们个体和物种的所有信息,非常有趣。把猫头鹰放在手臂上,如此接近如此美丽的生物,是一种我永远不会忘记的奇妙体验。
但这还不是全部——我们还在猛禽中心观看了鸟类表演,一边喝茶一边放松,观赏各种鸟类;雪鸮、猎鹰、秃鹰和金雕在我们周围快乐地翱翔,而另一位饲养员则以极富幽默感和知识的方式向我们讲述它们的一切。西蒙告诉我们不要马上离开,因为这是二月/三月的参观,还有一项惊喜等着我们:
我们可以选择将雪鸮或金雕抱在手臂上!
我们都同意抱金雕——我的意思是,有多少人会在谈话中说,虽然他们可能没有穿最新潮流的衣服,也没有喷最好的香水,但他们抱过金雕!有机会近距离接触并抱住如此雄伟、美丽、强大的鸟儿,这是你不能放弃的——它令人叹为观止!
同样,西蒙和我们那天遇到的每一位工作人员都很棒。他很有耐心,性格善良,幽默风趣,你可以看出这些鸟对他来说意义重大,它们得到了很好的照顾。
我知道这是一篇很长的评论,感谢您的阅读,但我能为之激动的实在太多了,这真的是我记忆中最美好的一天。我强烈推荐 NBGW、他们的猛禽中心,尤其是 Simon,因为他们的体验套餐非常有趣且经过深思熟虑。我有很多美好的回忆要保留,谢谢!