Stuart and I operate from our small suburban back yard, where we have 5 reasonably sized aviaries and several small ones. After nearly ten years we have decided to move to larger premises (5 acres). The birds and us are looking forward to this as there will then be room to expand. We will also have the opportunity to free fly our birds. This is a form of falconry, which is illegal in Australia. However we have been given permission by CALM to do this, solely for rehabilitation purposes.

We are handed in birds of prey from the public, veterinary specialists and CALM that have been injured, from all over WA, from Broome to Albany and everywhere in between. The majority of the injuries that the birds receive are car strikes, poisoning, shooting and starvation. We are required by CALM to have a current licence to care for the birds that are handed in.

We handle on average 120 birds a year and have a 50% success rate of rehabilitating and releasing them back into the wild. We find the caring both rewarding and heart breaking at times, but would not swap it for anything.

We also run education programmes for schools agricultural shows and veterinary nurse students at TAFE, plus doing the CALM (Conservation and Land Management) talks at the Hills Forrest Discovery Centre, the Herdsman Lake Centre and also their owl watch programme, which involves children going out supervised by a CALM officer in the evenings and sitting and counting owls in a designated area. The children can then enjoy seeing an owl up close.

Unfortunately we have to charge for our services, to help us cover the costs of travelling, veterinary bills and feeding the many birds in our care. Please contact us on the above numbers for further pricing details. The displays we do involve us bringing along to your school or function 3 to 4 birds of prey, which may include a Wedge Tailed Eagle, Barking Owl, Boobook Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Brown Falcon, Black Kite, Whistling Kite or a Little Eagle. We do not allow anyone to stroke the birds, but they can certainly have the Barking Owl or one of the other birds except the Wedege Tail sitting on the glove for them to get a closer look at those beautiful penetrating eyes and large black talons that they have.

We will talk about their various amazing abilities, the decisions that have to be made when caring for the birds and the special part they play in the environment. Plus a lot of other information regarding their anatomy and hunting skills and adaptations.

We also bring along newspaper articles on our birds plight that we have had published in the newspapers and many photographs of the over 500 birds that we have handled in the time that we have been caring for raptors. If you like we will tell you some of their stories too.