Sunday 5 April 2015

What a wonderful day.............................. we've had our Hawk Walk Experience

Our Christmas present from my grandson Arthur was a one hour Hawk Experience at Stockley Farm.
I know it's now Easter Sunday but today was the day we had our experience... and we loved it.

It wasn't just hawks we got to handle... this lovely Barn Owl was called Spike.

We had a walk through the woods with this Harris Hawk...

... she was free to fly along with us and spent a lot of the time up in the trees looking around.

We also got to handle this 5 week old Barn Owl... how cute is he?
I have hundreds of images to go through so these are just a taster.
Many thanks Arthur... what a fantastic Christmas present.

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23 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

so very awesome for you both!

Douglas Mcfarlane said...

Looks like a lot of fun.

Adam Jones said...

What a great experience

Michelle said...

That is a fantastic Christmas present!

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Wow, that's an awesome present- I would have enjoyed that myself! Happy Easter!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

What a fantastic experience and present. Great photos.

holdingmoments said...

An excellent Christmas present Andrew.

Bob Bushell said...

They are beautiful, and I am hungry for the rest Andrew.

Pantherka said...

Andrew splendor, a great experience.

eileeninmd said...

What a fun time! Seeing the raptors up close is cool. I love the cute baby barn owl. Great shots.

Photo Cache said...

What a wonderful experience. The owl is way too cute.

carol l mckenna said...

What a wonderful gift and time you and your hubby ~ Love the feathered friends ~ Great shots!

Happy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol

Fun60 said...

That barn owl is just too cute for words. What a thoughtful present.

Louisette said...

Fantastic fotos,have a nice month April,

Louisette said...

Gorgeous shots,Greeting from Belgium

Gattina said...

Must have been a wonderful experience ! I love this little barn owl, so cute !

EG CameraGirl said...

The baby owl is soooo cute! What a fabulous gift!

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

I can't think of anything more enjoyable and you son knows you well, for it was the perfect gift. These are beautiful pictures not only in quality, but in feeling ... So happy for you and your beautiful wife.

Andrea @ From The Sol

A Colorful World said...

What a wonderful experience! It would be such a thrill! Glad you were given it as a Christmas gift and enjoyed it on Easter! Great photos!

Pat said...

Oh, that adorable owlet!

Rohrerbot said...

I love owls. SO wonderful to get close to one. And the Harris's Hawk is one I know well. They live here in Tucson. They work like a football team when chasing their prey. Very cool hawks and one of the few that works as a team.

Jibberjabberuk said...

What a fabulous present! I can't resist a bird of prey show when I see one advertised but how amazing to get so close.

Rajesh said...

Great shots. This is a beautiful experience.