O'Reilly's Birds of Prey Show

With heavy hearts we said goodbye to a very special bird today…

This afternoon our beloved Barn Owl, Star, passed away at the ripe age of 20. Alongside his brother Twinkle, he has been an integral part of our family since 2007 when they arrived with downy-covered heads.

Star had many adventures with Mark over the years and was a great ambassador for his species. We know he will forever have a special place in many people’s hearts, and will be greatly missed by all who loved him.

Rest well sweet Star. ❤️🌈

If you have any memories of Star you’d like to share here, please do. 🙏

The eagles are grounded today!

Wishing a merry Christmas to you all from Rocky (barn owl) and the entire bird show team 🎄🦉

Wanda never fails to impress.

Gerald enjoyed sunbathing today 🌞. Look at those beautiful feathers!

Guess the body part on Gerald!

Gerald is now 45 days old. Yes, based on body weight, it's looking like we have a very handsome boy!



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It's tiring growing feathers! These pictures of Gerald were taken at 38 days old and 40 days old.

Which one do you think is the most recent?

It takes a lot of energy to grow feathers, and they can be really uncomfortable at this stage. We're sure Gerald will be happy when they're fully grown.🪶

The protective sheaths on the new feathers are made of keratin, just like our hair and nails.

I'm sure many of you have been waiting for an update on our Black-breasted Buzzard chick.

This is Gerald/Geraldine supervising Ava and Catherine reception this afternoon 😄🥰. As you can see, he/she has been doing very well.

Would you like to see more updates about this special critter over the coming weeks?

We've been busting to share some very exciting news with you!! Meet our latest addition to the bird show team, our 15 day old Black-breasted Buzzard ♥️.

Some of you may recall that our Black-breasted Buzzard pair have bred previously but never managed to raise a chick. So this year, we decided they couldn't be trusted! We removed their eggs and transferred them to an incubator, and this chick is the result 🎉.

There is only one other breeding pair of captive Black-breasted Buzzards in the world. So this little one is a very important addition to the captive population. We'll keep you posted on its progress.