Kingdom Falconry - Dingle.

05/04/2024

We are closed tomorrow due to orange storm warnings here in Kerry. Sessions will resume as normal on Sunday. Stay safe 🌬️

30/03/2024

Luna and Jill got some lovely driftwood perches added to their aviaries to create some more environment enrichment for them. It looks lovely and the birds seem very happy to sit on them and pose.

28/03/2024

Percy enjoyed a treetop view of the sunset in Di**le this evening

25/03/2024

Our busiest public session so far, only the beginning of the season! Don’t forget to book your falconry experience on our website www.kingdomfalconry.com and reserve your space now!

14/03/2024

Two of our lovely guests brought us some special drawings of their favourite birds during yesterday’s session. We absolutely love them, they will have a place on our office wall. Thank you to Naila and Arlo ❤️

12/03/2024

Mature themes 🔞- we have a budding romance at our new barn owl box… this is a great sign, perhaps a leading to a new generation of barn owls.

08/03/2024

For International woman’s day we think it’s important to mention women in falconry across the globe by celebrating our hardworking woman here at Kingdom Falconry, Niamh and Emily, along with Jill the Harris hawk, Orla the Golden Eagle Fluffy the Eurasian Eagle Owl & Katy the Peregrine Falcon in our pictures

07/03/2024

Great news! We have had some visitors at our barn owl box, hopefully they’ve decided that this house is good enough to lay some eggs 🦉

06/03/2024

We made this guests dreams come true when he was able to meet a peregrine falcon and have such a close experience with him. Pat (Falcon) was brilliant and it was a lovely way for Billy to spend his birthday, what a treat!

03/03/2024

Today is World wildlife day and Minnie our female Merlin is a great example of an elusive wild bird that can be seen here in Ireland. This gorgeous bird is Irelands smallest falcon, but by no means does this make them any less impressive. Merlin’s will be seen whizzing close to the ground after smaller birds using a surprise attack. They can also be seen diving vertically, looking very similar to Peregrine Falcons but on a smaller scale, with long pointed wings and a narrow tail. Males are smaller and have grey/blue upper parts. It’s said that they utilize uplands, blanket bog and heath but they are a rare ground breeding bird in Ireland. We had the pleasure of seeing one recently on the Di**le peninsula mobbing a Peregrine falcon so it proves how feisty they can be!

28/02/2024

Our public sessions will be running again from the 1st of March. Book online or enquire now for spaces!

28/02/2024

An exciting opportunity to join the Kingdom Falconry team has become available. A full time position for the upcoming season, with potential to extend. Experience with handling birds is preferred but not required as full training will be provided. Salary will depend on experience.
Please send CV to [email protected]

13/02/2024

Last year we had a phone call about a barn owl nesting box, which was near our falconry, that had fallen with some young owlets inside it. Sadly the 3 babies didn’t make it due to the shock and injuries sustained during the fall. The box looked like it had fallen due to the wood rotting away after years of rain and not being regularly maintained. The parents and babies poo and cast pellets through the their time in the box and this will of course take its toll on the structural integrity. To prevent this from happening again we are putting a brand new box in its place and going to monitor it regularly to aid our local barn owl population. It’s important that the structure is strong enough and that it’s put in a secure place for the safety of the owls. When the owls aren’t nesting it’s always good to check that the bottom of the box hasn’t rotten and make sure it is still secured to its original location.
These barn owl nesting boxes were sourced locally and are durable and strong so they will be long lasting. We’ve filled them with some nesting materials to give them a head start.
We will be placing a few more in new locations on the Di**le peninsula to do our part in helping to aid this beautiful species off of the red list here in Ireland. If you’d like to get involved and place your own boxes, do not hesitate to message us for contacts and any questions.

24/12/2023

‘Twas the night before Christmas, the birds have their stockings up ready for their treats from Santa

21/12/2023

Someone knows it’s not time to open presents yet… 3 more sleeps until Christmas!

19/12/2023

Some absolutely stunning pictures sent to us by a guest who visited us this year. Photograph credit to and a massive thanks to them for permission to post these unbelievable images. Look how incredible our birds look😍

13/12/2023

Kingdom Falconry are thinking of creating a calendar featuring beautiful pictures of our raptors here in Di**le.
We'd love to know whether this would be of interest to our clients & followers, let us know in the comments!

28/11/2023

Our newest falcon, Quinten enjoying today’s lovely calm weather. Blessed by a beautiful rainbow over Di**le!

14/11/2023

Treat a loved one to a unique experience by gifting them a Kingdom Falconry Voucher for Christmas. Available to order, contact us for more details.

10/11/2023

A very sad update.💔 The barn owl that arrived into care almost a week ago showing signs of secondary rodenticide poisoning didn’t make it.💔
We were so hopeful for the little one and provided everything possible to try and pull him through. It’s just heartbreaking.💔

Sadly cases like this are all too common. With the lack of any regulation or restrictions around the purchase and use of rodenticides by the public we hope that posts like this one will make you think twice before using them.
The Barn Owl Project

09/11/2023

A few more bits of environmental enrichment added to our owls aviaries. Boreas and Lilly (our snowies) have a lovely planter filled with heather and Gonzo a nice log of Ash that was going to waste, we’ve repurposed it. The birds were a little confused of their new arrangements at first but you can see within hours they were interacting with it.

02/11/2023

01/11/2023

In most species of birds and mammals, males are generally larger than females. In raptors, however, this pattern is reversed, with females typically larger than males. This size dimorphism is apparent in this pair of Cooper’s hawks, where the female (on the right) is noticeably bigger than her mate. Male Cooper’s hawks can weigh up to about 14 and a half ounces and measure 15 inches in height, while females weigh up to 24 ounces and may measure nearly 18 inches.

Learn more in “Raptor Dimorphism” by Barry Wicklow from our autumn issue: https://conta.cc/31gdQrz

📸: Photo by Hal Trachtenberg

29/10/2023

Happy Hall-hoooo-ween from the Kingdom Falconry Team. Featuring our lovely Great Horned owl, Percy & Buzz, our bewitching barn owl.

22/10/2023

We’ve been adding some environmental enrichment to our aviaries, as you can see Orla is very happy to find a new perch to pose on and investigate

05/10/2023

Look how quickly our great horned owl, Percy is growing his horns!!

28/09/2023

Falconry and conservation.
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/california-coastal-trail/has-falconry-saved-endangered-falcons-from-extinction?fbclid=IwAR25FNrp628eCOZnXFay6zFsEDGPOUH8Svs8sKnH1MAoquvjSpQnEz0S_fE

The surprising role that the ancient sport of falconry has played in the conservation of the peregrine falcon.