Birds of prey

Harris Hawk- Someone I know is trained in falconry and she gave me the chance to actually handle this bird. It was daunting but certainly a good experience. Harris Hawk hunts for bigger prey like rabbits, hares, pheasants to anything it finds. Now you rarely find this bird in the wild as they are kept in captivity and one of the UK falconers' favorite bird of prey.

Barn Owl- Like most birds in the UK this bird is highly protected. They are found in most fields and you could see them flying about over dikes and roadside verges.It hunts for mice, mole and other small prey. When I visited a friend's house who kept one it stood perfectly on my arm but when I gave it a chick I couldn't believe how it managed to swallow the thing. You see that little beak??yikes!! it could swallow something bigger than that. ;-) amazing!!