A Norfolk Owl, Falconry and Bird of prey Experience

During the Renaissance falconry was the sport of Kings and the upper classes, however since the Renaissance and certainly in Modern times with the now common Harris hawk, falconry is available to almost everyone, Norfolk falconry teach bird of prey handling and falconry in Norfolk

With medieval falconry was a ranking system, depending on your status as to which hawk you were allowed, the medieval falconers stated only Kings and princes could have a Peregrine Falcon or above, the common person during medieval times settling for owls and Kestrels, however today, unlike during medieval falconry, you are free to have almost any bird of prey, however birds of prey are not like other birds, there are most important rules to follow in the art of falconry, Norfolk falconry will teach you the right and wrong way to keep birds of prey, with a large collection of birds of prey to learn with, including owls hawks long wings and Buzzards

Unlike falconry in Florida and other states of America, falconry apprenticeship does not exist in the UK as such however the Norfolk falconry apprenticeship consists of a week long course, teaching the guidelines of falconry in the UK

At Norfolk falconry you can handle Barn owls, a Snowy owl and an Indian eagle owl or a European eagle owl

You can learn falconry with one of the Norfolk falconry lessons or book a full falconry course using various birds of prey including Harris hawks Kestrels and red tail buzzards

Norfolk falconry dont forget the children Norfolk falconry have Barn owls and Kestrels for the young children to learn how to handle birds of prey

Norfolk falconry started 20 years ago breeding birds of prey known as Birds Direct, but realising that you love birds of prey Norfolk falconry decided to work with your requests and now offer Falconry courses Falconry lessons Pest control and bird scaring, Bird of prey experience days Owl experiences Hawk walks, Goshawk days Falconry hunting days plus much more.

What unusual present can you give someone who has everything A Norfolk falconry gift voucher makes a superb present, with a wide range of bird of prey experiences and falconry experiences you have found the perfect present.

Every birthday present and gift includes real hands on bird of prey experience, for example the bird of prey experience includes touching and handling all the working birds of prey at Norfolk falconry including the Buzzard, snowy owl, barn owls, European eagle owl, Indian eagle owl, Kestrels and the Harris hawks, but more than that, you will take a stroll round the breeding aviaries and meet the Ferruginous Buzzards and the red tail hawks.

After as much bird of prey handling as you wish, your experience involves flying a Harris hawk, Indian eagle owl, Kestrel and Buzzard, the Harris hawk walk is around some of the prettiest countryside in the Heart of Norfolk and lasts approx 2 hours, on your return to Norfolk falconry you can fly the Indian eagle owl, Kestrel, Buzzard on the large meadow just a short walk away.

As more birds of prey gain experience and develop there will be more birds of prey to fly, for example the snowy owl is still young, but her training begins soon, the barn owls are still balls of white fluff, but as they grow rapidly it wont be long before you can get involved in their training, the Red tail hawks are very new to Norfolk falconry but their training has started, though at this time they are too nervous for you to handle.

Please have a look in the falconry shop before you leave as we have an ever increasing range of falconry equipment on offer, with bow perches and T perches arriving soon. The bow perches are heavy stainless steel, tried and tested by Norfolk falconry as are the T perches, designed and tested by Norfolk falconry, sign up to the falconry shop to be notified of the arrival of the bow perches and T perches. Included in the falconry equipment arriving soon are falconry gloves UK, various sizes of falconry gloves from Eagle gloves to light leather falconry gloves ideal for Kestrels and other small birds of prey.