3.4 kmAt Kvie Sø, falconer Frank Skaarup from Suldrup in Himmerland gave demonstrations with falcons over a number of years. The most remarkable thing was the proximity: According to local reports, the audience could stand so close that the bird came swooping just a few centimetres above their heads.
It was the kind of demonstration where children and adults almost felt the bird of prey's speed before they had time to take it in. The falcon was not merely displayed on a glove; it was used to demonstrate the precision, speed and old craft behind falconry.
The falconry demonstration should be understood as an event associated with Kvie Sø, not as a permanent attraction. A specific demonstration with Frank Skaarup at the lake is documented on 20 October 2018, and the material indicates that the demonstrations typically took place in autumn and often at Pandekagehuset.
Kvie Sø lies north of Ansager and is protected natural land. The lake is a shallow, nutrient-poor lobelia lake on the Grindsted Heath Plain, meaning that human activity here takes place in an area with special nature considerations. This creates a striking contrast: still heathland water, a pancake house and suddenly a falcon cutting low through the air.
