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A much-loved owl with a "big personality" who has been a hoot at Warwick Castle for three decades is winging his way into retirement.

Ernie has been wowing audiences with his aerial antics around the turrets of the historical West Midlands attraction on average twice a day for 30 years.

During his long service, the African Verreaux's Eagle Owl with a wingspan of 165cm is estimated to have made around 20,000 flights.

He most recently starred in The Falconer's Quest, the UK's largest bird of prey show.

He will be performing his final flypast during the Easter holidays before gliding off into a quieter life in the Yorkshire Dales with Hawk Experience, which organises the bird of prey displays at Warwick Castle.

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"We're excited for him to spend his twilight years in the stunning Yorkshire Dales with other feathered friends."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He even looks like an Elizabethan gent

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

He just needs a monocle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Did Eddie the Eagle also retire to the Yorkshire Dales?