rambles with a camera: What a wonderful day.............................. we've had our Hawk Walk Experience

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.

Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

23 comments:

TexWisGirl said...: so very awesome for you both!; 5 April 2015 at 17:57
Douglas Mcfarlane said...: Looks like a lot of fun.; 5 April 2015 at 18:24
Adam Jones said...: What a great experience; 5 April 2015 at 22:34
Michelle said...: That is a fantastic Christmas present!; 6 April 2015 at 00:28
Coloring Outside the Lines said...: Wow, that's an awesome present- I would have enjoyed that myself! Happy Easter!; 6 April 2015 at 00:52
Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...: What a fantastic experience and present. Great photos.; 6 April 2015 at 08:16
holdingmoments said...: An excellent Christmas present Andrew.; 6 April 2015 at 08:19
Bob Bushell said...: They are beautiful, and I am hungry for the rest Andrew.; 6 April 2015 at 12:11
Pantherka said...: Andrew splendor, a great experience.; 6 April 2015 at 18:58
eileeninmd said...: What a fun time! Seeing the raptors up close is cool. I love the cute baby barn owl. Great shots.; 6 April 2015 at 21:14
Photo Cache said...: What a wonderful experience. The owl is way too cute.; 6 April 2015 at 22:05
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; 6 April 2015 at 22:59
Fun60 said...: That barn owl is just too cute for words. What a thoughtful present.; 6 April 2015 at 23:09
Louisette said...: Fantastic fotos,have a nice month April,; 7 April 2015 at 10:35
Louisette said...: Gorgeous shots,Greeting from Belgium; 7 April 2015 at 10:36
Gattina said...: Must have been a wonderful experience ! I love this little barn owl, so cute !; 7 April 2015 at 16:49
EG CameraGirl said...: The baby owl is soooo cute! What a fabulous gift!; 7 April 2015 at 21:25
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; 7 April 2015 at 21:38
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!; 7 April 2015 at 22:44
Pat said...: Oh, that adorable owlet!; 8 April 2015 at 00:32
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.; 8 April 2015 at 04:41
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.; 8 April 2015 at 08:10
Rajesh said...: Great shots. This is a beautiful experience.; 8 April 2015 at 08:25