Ontario Pirate Festival came to Marden Park in Guelph/Eramosa from Aug. 3 to 5

Four-year-old Gavin Abrahams poses with Joey the blue-fronted Amazon parrot perched on his head during the Ontario Pirate Festival at Marden Park on Aug. 3. Joey is part of an initiative from Macawmazon and Captain Blackbeard to raise money for the Make-a-Wish foundation. The team raised more than $1,000 over the long weekend. Photos by Robin George

William Dampier (Kevin Buckhan), left, duking it out with Jack Withakew (Kit Boulter) at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

William Dampier (Kevin Buckhan) stands with his boot on Captain Kheir Ed Din (Antonio DeCoppi), while a third pirate pours a drink into Din’s open mouth.

Molly Flora, left, and Princess Pearl lounging in the shade at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

Little pirate Ken Hutchison with his uncle Pierre Oullette and a Windigo (Jack Maple), a flesh-eating supernatural being from Algonquian-speaking First Nations’ traditions.

Kristin Morgan of the Eyrie Birds of Prey Services taught attendees about historical relationships between hunters and birds during a falconry demonstration. She said lanner falcons have a lot of energy and the hood Miller is wearing here limits his vision to help him feel calm.

Kristin Morgan of the Eyrie Birds of Prey Services sets a hawk down on a perch.

Kristin Morgan holding a Eurasian eagle-owl during the first day of the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

Kirstin Morgan taught Ontario Pirate Festival attendees about Osirus, a step eagle.

Mia, left, and Chris Potocnik take a turn imagining being trapped in a cell at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

Mike Potocnik, wearing a pirate shirt for the occasion, rattles the bars of a wooden cell at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

Kelowna, B.C. resident Hayden Smart giving axe throwing a try at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

Ivy Smart, from Kelowna, B.C., gets ready to throw an axe at a target on the first day of the 2023 Ontario Pirate Festival.

Callico Cat brawls with her brother during a Sibling Rivalry performance at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.

A performance of Sibling Rivalry entertained attnedees at the Ontario Pirate Festival on Aug. 3.