Hagenbachklamm is a national forest and Greifvogelzuchtstation is "bird of prey breeding station"
Interesting, random advertizing billboard in the middle of Hagenbachklamm.
Greifvogelzuchtstation Raptor Sanctuary
This raptor sanctuary and breeding station started in 1976 by Gerhard Kropf and friends. They wanted to support the sport/tradition of falconry without taking birds from the wild. It opened to the public in 1977. The current station manager Erwin Größinger joined the team in 1983.The station keeps lugger falcon, lanner falcon, peregrine falcon, saker falcon and kestrel, augur buzzard, long-tailed buzzard, jackal buzzard, desert buzzard and rough-legged hawk, red kite, golden eagle, steppe eagle, lesser spotted eagle, imperial eagle, wedge-tailed eagle, bald eagle, fish eagle, griffon vultures, snow vultures, Andean condor, snowy owl, Asian and European eagle owl, great horned owl, spotted owl and great gray owls.
Individual birds are exchanged with other institutions worldwide. The station has enjoyed a high success rate breeding birds such as the Australian wedge-tailed eagle. Breeding eagles successfully requires a preparation period of 10 years and more.
The purpose of this facility today is to breed the animals, not only to preserve the species (releases back into the wild), but also to show visitors the birds of prey up close and explain their needs and way of life.
Riding back to Vienna
Danube Tower (Donauturm) at Donaupark
Scooter crapped out
The scooter was beginning to miss. Then it stalled in traffic multiple times. Then it refused to start. Its performance was going downhill fast. I'm glad it waited until we were back in town to fail. I don't know what I would have done in the mountains. I called the company and they sent a van out with a replacement, but they said the replacement had problems. I told them to just take it back and we'd walk back. Saved me returning it the next morning.Stop in downtown at Ilora Struberl - Hungarian restaurant - for snack
Kathi was starving so she got cabbage soup, bean soup, stuffed peppers, and soda zitrone. Some of that for Chris. By the time he got there, some leftovers were still availble.An interesting scooter, Honda SH300i
Not available in the USA :(A review