No Summer Reading Program is complete without some animals to get up close and personal with!

Kensington Metro Park, MI

Wedge Tail Eagle

Red Tail Hawk, looks large but reality it weighs in about 3 lbs, all fluff.

Youngsters having a little break during flight training, Arendal Hisingen Gothenburg, july 18 2011

Taken at the International Centre for Birds of Prey, Helmsley. Brilliant day out

Gauntlet Birds of prey

At the Caerphilly Big Cheese Festival, Caerphilly Castle.

Osprey dive

Perfect trust from both sides as the huge eagle lands

Juvenile Bateleur eagle

I enjoyed myself so much on the first Introduction to Birds of Prey photograph that I decided to do it again. It was well worth it from my perspective so I hope that these shots reflect that. I tried to do slightly different things to last time and it helped that the barn owl was more co-operative this time with her flying.

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Barn Owl

Barn Owl

at Liberty's Owl Raptor and Reptile Centre, Ringwood, Hampshire.