World Of Wings Birds Of Prey Centre

A throwback to Gandalf our Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture being mobbed by some gulls when out for a soar. Many prey species will mob (chase/dive) predatory birds as a way of staying safe. By staying above the potential predator, there is no risk of harm and by annoying the larger bird, it will usually drive it away from their feeding areas or nest sites. Rüppell’s Griffon Vultures are not predators but due to their large size, many smaller species feel threatened so will often mob them despite their lack of ability to hunt. ——————————————————————- The centre is OPEN Thurs-Sun with flying demos at 11am, 1pm and a Meet the bird (1 bird flying) at 3pm! Now taking Bird of Prey Experience bookings for 2025! Wish to donate? ⬇️ 🦅 Amazon Wish list 🦅 Link in Bio. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2UAJ9UA1QHKEB?ref_=wl_share Any donations are greatly appreciated and help with the daily care of our birds and running of our centre. 🦉 An Evening with Owls 🦉 23rd of February. Limited spaces, book now! 📸 Studio AM - 8th of March 📸 📞 📧 You can contact us by calling between 10am-4pm, Thurs-Sun or alternatively contact us through our social media with your contact details and someone will get back to you. 📞 📧

Birds of prey are very vulnerable when they are on the ground, particularly when they are feeding. Notice that Cricket our Lanner falcon constantly scans her surroundings ensuring that nothing tries to steal her food from her or attacks her while she’s eating. ——————————————————————- The centre is OPEN Thurs-Sun with flying demos at 11am, 1pm and a Meet the bird (1 bird flying) at 3pm! Now taking Bird of Prey Experience bookings for 2025! Wish to donate? ⬇️ 🦅 Amazon Wish list 🦅 Link in Bio. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2UAJ9UA1QHKEB?ref_=wl_share Any donations are greatly appreciated and help with the daily care of our birds and running of our centre. 🦉 An Evening with Owls 🦉 23rd of February. Limited spaces, book now! 📸 Studio AM - 8th of March 📸 📞 📧 You can contact us by calling between 10am-4pm, Thurs-Sun or alternatively contact us through our social media with your contact details and someone will get back to you. 📞 📧

If you look closely at an owl, you will notice long whisker like feathers around their beaks, these are called Rictal Bristles. These specially adapted feathers are used to sense objects that are close to the owl’s faces, this is useful as owls cannot focus on things up close as their eyes being held in place by the sclerotic rings. These feathers allow owls to find their food easier, help them feed their chicks and even alert them to close their eyes if vegetation gets to close. Here is Oak our Tawny Owl using his Rictal Bristles to find his food reward! ——————————————————————- The centre is OPEN Thurs-Sun with flying demos at 11am, 1pm and a Meet the bird (1 bird flying) at 3pm! Now taking Bird of Prey Experience bookings for 2025! Wish to donate? ⬇️ 🦅 Amazon Wish list 🦅 Link in Bio. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2UAJ9UA1QHKEB?ref_=wl_share Any donations are greatly appreciated and help with the daily care of our birds and running of our centre. 🦉 An Evening with Owls 🦉 23rd of February. Limited spaces, book now! 📸 Studio AM - 8th of March 📸 📞 📧 You can contact us by calling between 10am-4pm, Thurs-Sun or alternatively contact us through our social media with your contact details and someone will get back to you. 📞 📧

Despite our dead tree being knocked down in the storm, the birds are still making use of it as a lower perch. Even dead and rotting trees can create a home, shelter or food source for wildlife and even release essential nutrients into the soil to allow new growth. Around 30% of birds in Europe found within woodland will use old hollows in trees as a home! ——————————————————————- The centre is OPEN Thurs-Sun with flying demos at 11am, 1pm and a Meet the bird (1 bird flying) at 3pm! Now taking Bird of Prey Experience bookings for 2025! Wish to donate? ⬇️ 🦅 Amazon Wish list 🦅 Link in Bio. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2UAJ9UA1QHKEB?ref_=wl_share Any donations are greatly appreciated and help with the daily care of our birds and running of our centre. 🦉 An Evening with Owls 🦉 23rd of February. Limited spaces, book now! 📸 Studio AM - 8th of March 📸 📞 📧 You can contact us by calling between 10am-4pm, Thurs-Sun or alternatively contact us through our social media with your contact details and someone will get back to you. 📞 📧

Archer wandering about looking for snacks 😂 Nothing cleans up better than a vulture and Turkey Vultures have an acute sense of smell, so if there is any leftovers in the field to be found she will find it! ——————————————————————- The centre is OPEN Thurs-Sun with flying demos at 11am, 1pm and a Meet the bird (1 bird flying) at 3pm! Now taking Bird of Prey Experience bookings for 2025! Wish to donate? ⬇️ 🦅 Amazon Wish list 🦅 Link in Bio. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2UAJ9UA1QHKEB?ref_=wl_share Any donations are greatly appreciated and help with the daily care of our birds and running of our centre. 🦉 An Evening with Owls 🦉 23rd of February. Limited spaces, book now! 📸 Studio AM - 8th of March 📸 📞 📧 You can contact us by calling between 10am-4pm, Thurs-Sun or alternatively contact us through our social media with your contact details and someone will get back to you. 📞 📧

The eye colour of the Andean Condor changes as they mature. Females like Ana here, go from brown juvenile eyes to blood red eyes. You can see the slight red pigmentation in her eye already! Males eyes go from brown to golden. The change of eye colour is a sign of sexual maturity in Condors paired with a change in plumage from brown/grey all over to black and white and a pretty impressive white ruff! ——————————————————————- The centre is OPEN Thurs-Sun with flying demos at 11am, 1pm and a Meet the bird (1 bird flying) at 3pm! Now taking Bird of Prey Experience bookings for 2025! Wish to donate? ⬇️ 🦅 Amazon Wish list 🦅 Link in Bio. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2UAJ9UA1QHKEB?ref_=wl_share Any donations are greatly appreciated and help with the daily care of our birds and running of our centre. 🦉 An Evening with Owls 🦉 23rd of February. Limited spaces, book now! 📸 Studio AM - 8th of March 📸 📞 📧 You can contact us by calling between 10am-4pm, Thurs-Sun or alternatively contact us through our social media with your contact details and someone will get back to you. 📞 📧