Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre

Having somehow managed to delete the original post for this, (D'oh!) I’m reposting it again – original pictures but not the original text as I can’t remember exactly what was written. The images were taken during visits over recent years, at the  Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre in Northumberland, a great place to visit if you want to see birds of prey close up and where they do daily displays.  Most of the birds are not found in the UK though some, like the Golden Eagle can be found in Scotland as can sometimes in winter, the Snowy Owl.  The Eagle Owl has been regularly spotted here in the North East of England – either a visitor from the continent or an escaped captive bird – though they are now known to be breeding here.

Snowy Owl

Harris Hawk

Griffin Vulture

Great Grey Owl

Golden Eagle

Great Grey Owl

Bald Eagle

Another Snowy

Eagle Owl

Additional – If you’re interested in photographing the birds here, this place is a great opportunity.  All birds are housed in locations that could be easily photographed even with a compact camera.  They run a number of flying displays on the days they are open, just check on their website for the schedules.  They get the birds to fly from a perch in the display field, to another member of staff who’s in with the those watching, so they could fly over your head!  You definitely don’t need a 500mm lens.