Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre

These pictures from todays excursion were submitted to the blog by one of our students, unfortunately they didn't tag them with their name!!! But I am sure you will enjoy them all the same!

This afternoon a large group of Uppingham students visited the Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre. This half day excursion invoved the students coming up close to some of Britains most elegant and vicious birds of prey, but don't worry, all the birds there are hand reared and trained to perform tasks and stunts. The Uppingham students had the opportunity to hold and touch the birds in the glorious English sunshine which was a great reward for putting up with some more traditional showery weather this morning!

Many of the students were experiencing birds of prey at close quarters for the first time and it was rewarding to the staff on the trip to hear our students using their English to ask exciting questions about the many different types of bird on display.

As a bonus the students also got to see some large cat predators rescued from zoos and parks across the UK. These cats are looked after by the Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre when other organisations could no longer cater for their needs.