Heading up the Royal Mile towards the castle, among the Braveheart impersonators and the fully kilted-up pipers, you'll come across an intriguing group offering tourists the chance to learn more about, and take their pictures holding, some spectacular birds of prey.
Helen Chadfield and her team are usually found on the cobbled streets of Castlehill surrounded by circles of delighted tourists, who queue up to have their pictures taken with the incredible birds for a small donation to help with their upkeep.
On the day we visited, they had three birds on show, including Guenivere the female Eurasian Eagle Owl and Lenore the Raven, who fellow guide Frank ensured us is incredibly intelligent – aptly displayed by Frank making her caw on cue, much to the delight of the tourists nearby.
