Category: Animals
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Fun facts about Little Owls!
Little Owls are the smallest species of Owl you may see living in the UK – they’re often seen perched on fence posts, or hopping in between branches of old oak or ash trees – but how much do you really know about these adorable owls? Little Owls are one of the species monitored by…
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Fun facts about Long Eared Owls!
Long Eared Owls are one of our more elusive owl species in the South West of England – and are remarkably well camouflaged into thin air! These owls have long thin wings, enabling them to fly slowly over long grass in search of small mammal prey. They are often semi-migratory, travelling in search of the…
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Become a Bird of Prey Project Member!
Become a part of The Bird of Prey Project family by joining us as a member – and support our mission to restore habitats, conserve birds of prey and make wildlife education accessible. Join here today! What are you supporting? By joining The Project as a member, you’ll be helping us fund a future for…
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Fun facts about Common Buzzards!
Famous for their iconic broad wings soaring above, these stunning birds can soar thousands of feet above ground on a warm day. Buzzards are our most populous bird of prey in the UK, and are famous faces in a variety of different habitats. Wild adults can live an excess of thirty years! They’ve been known…
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Fun facts about Barn Owls!
Barn Owls are one of five native species of owl in the UK – but what more is there to know about this stunning species? Barn Owls predominantly hunt between dusk and dawn, slowly quartering fields in search of their favoured prey item – the short tailed field vole. These silent predators have notable facial…
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Bird of Prey Flying experience – ‘unforgettable’
One hour, one hawk, and you. Oh, and one of The Bird of Prey Project team guiding you through the unforgettable experience of flying a trained Harris Hawk through the open sky, and giving you an insight into the lives of these amazing birds in the wild. The Bird of Prey Project is a registered…
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Fun facts about Kestrels!
The Common Kestrel, or European Kestrel is one of our Amber listed species for conservation concern in the UK, and one of the species that The Project is working hard to protect, conserve and recover through some of our wildlife projects – you can read more about this work here. But – what is there…
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How do Owls hunt in the dark?
Owls have some pretty specialised features to get from A to B in almsot total darkness! Did you know that Barn Owls can successfully hunt in almost total darkness!? First things first, not all of our owls are strictly nocturnal. Some are actually quite happy being active during the day, in fact a third of…
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Can you keep Owls in the UK?
In the UK, it is legal to keep owls in private ownership. There is limited legal guidance in place for correct modern welfare standards, and unforuntately very little resource to hold anyone responsible for poor welfare. Is it ok to keep an Owl as a pet? Owls require a complex, advanced level of expertise to…
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What is the UKs biggest bird of prey?
Last week we were so excited to be joined by the UKs LARGEST species of raptor – the White Tailed Sea Eagle! With a wingspan up to 2 and a half metres and a weight up to 5kg, these birds look like a flying barn door in the air! With about 150 pairs estimated accross…