Last Saturday while 
One of the things we wanted to do while we were there was see the Raptor Show so we scurried off to find it.
Come with us and see what we saw.....
We took our seats and waited, sort of expecting there to be an intro with someone carrying a bird in but to my surprise the lady just stood in front of us and called the bird in.
It flew from quite a way away and landed beside her.
This is Australia largest bird of prey. It has a wing span of 9 foot 4 inches or 2.84 mtrs.
The Barking Owls eyes are fixed in its head so it eyes don't move at all.... I found this quite freaky actually...
To compensate for this, his head rotates 270 degrees in both directions and it can turn its head almost upside down....
A wee poem to be going on with.....
We went off quickly to see the Raptor show
And plonked ourselves right in the very front row
We'd got there early so waited patiently
Coz we were excited at what we might see
There would be Kites and the Wedge Tailed eagle
With their enormous wingspan looking so regal
Then came the most beautiful Barn Owl
Searching for dinner, it was on the prowl
We felt the wind as it wooshed on by
Crikey dick we coulda lost an eye
It flew so close it nearly parted our hair
It gave us quite a surprise to be fair
We looked at each other like what the f@%k
We didn't even get the chance to duck
Barn Owls fly silently and they have exceptional hearing enabling them to locate and swoop down on their prey completely undetected.
They are around 33 - 39 cm. They eat mainly rodents, birds, frogs and reptiles.
We had a fabulous time watching these awesome birds and I hope you enjoyed a wee look at the Australian Raptors.
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