Last Monday the forecast was for storms and possibly snow. I went to work having decided that it was better to leave the birds in the house.

Around 12:30 i got a call from my daughter to say the house was on fire. By the time i got there the Utility room was pretty much destroyed and smoke damage to the rest of the house was extensive. All the kids got out due to quick thinking by my son in law Luke who is a Fire Fighter for Colbert

Both birds died of smoke inhalation which sucks on so many levels as the weather forecast was wrong and  i really started to feel like i was starting to get some place. Not sure what i want to do right now. I've been offered a Harris Hawk, on loan for the spring which i probably will take up. I wont take anything yet until all the smoke damage is removed from the house and some sense of  normality come back.