Pigeon-Eating Hawks and the Mellis Beer Festival, London and Suffolk - 31st August 2013

We're off for a walk around the fields to see Chinner the retired police horse, then Network Rail's trained pigeon-eating kestrel is at Liverpool Street Station to sort out a pigeon problem. After a short trip to Harleston, we're over at the Mellis Railway Tavern beer festival, in the pub and on the common, where at the end of the night a crazy woman comes out to shout at us for leaving our bikes in a bush on common land, before starting to throw them around. Finally, it's the end of the era of getting the train back from London and picking Fred up from Peacock Montessori Nursery nursery in Stuston on the cycle ride home.

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Baby Gabey stumps along the edge of the field

Baby Gabey stumps along the edge of the field

Fred gives Chinner a pat on the cheek

Ellie lifts Harry up

Harry and Fred poke Chinner

Harry and Isobel

Fred walks around near the massive horse

The two new wind turbines loom over the skyline

At Liverpool Street, there's a pigeon problem

One man and his kestrel

The pigeon-eating kestrel gets ready for a mission

Two balloons float over Thrandeston

Harleston High Street

The town-hall clock tower, Harleston

Harry waits for something to eat in a Café

There's a gnome in a chimney pot

Crowds sit around in the gathering dusk in Mellis

One of the bands does its thing

Marc at the bar

The Boy Phil, Paul and Isobel in the Railway

Pouring a pint

A sign for an art gallery

Sitting down on the job

A sign in case the toilet tips upside down

Isobel chats to Chichi

Nice stained glass in a K6 phone box

A re-glazed K6 phone box on the Common

K6 phone box with stained glass windows

The joys of a festival toilet

More band action on stage

A Triumph Herald that's almost George

Marc gets his hug on

Marc has a moment

Evening crowds outside the pub

The Boy Phil and Marc have to fix Phil's bike

Fred outside Peacock Nursery in Stuston

Fred gives thumbs up for his last nursery day