The venue was a little difficult to reach today due to roadworks, but one of the workmen checked where we were going and allowed us to enter the otherwise closed road. Liam met us in the yard, and we introduced ourselves. We had a COVID 19 safety briefing and a splash of sanitiser before going to the field. We gloved up (vinyl and leather, left hand only), and Liam brought out the first bird. George the Harris Hawk was very active, motivated entirely by scraps of food. Liam was very informative, and very patient with questions I'm sure he'd heard a million times before. When George's crop was bulging, and he was literally fed up, he slowed down a little and wasn't keen to return to Liam, knowing he would be returned to the travel box. However he finds chicken scraps irresistible so was returned and bird number two came out, a barn owl named Pools. He was less of a showman than George, but put on an impressive display of absolutely silent flight. Bird three, an African Spotted Eagle owl named Freddy was next. He was a bit bigger than Pools, and with attitude. Grumpy Cat with wings. The final owl, Leah, didn't fly today as she is mid-moult, making her look a bit scruffy. We got to handle all the birds and take as many photos as we liked, and the birds were very comfortable with our adult group. Liam explained they're not always so happy with groups of children. The experience lasted around 90 minutes and was worth every euro of the price.

I was looking to do something different with my 6 year old niece and 8 year old nephew while they were down from Cork on their mid term break. I contacted Kerry Falconry, but, as the weather was bad, he said they weren't doing any hawk walks but was happy for them, being children with an interest in animals to come and see some of the birds. We all had a fantastic experience. Liam was very patient and kind with the children and was generous in giving his time and sharing his knowledge. Liam has an obvious love for the birds and what he does. They got to handle the owls and get some great photographs. An experience they will never forget and are dying to share with their friends when they go back to school next week. We will definitely be returning for the full experience when the weather is better at Easter or in the summer and would highly recommend to anyone who would like to see these majestic birds close up

I booked this visit prior to our arrival in Killarney. Liam replied to my enquiry within 30 minutes and we arranged our date and time. Liam met us in the car park and explained all about the working farm, his and his uncle’s interest in bees (his uncle has active hives) all while walking out to the area he uses for these sessions. Liam introduced us firstly to Erin, a harrier hawk, a beautiful, gentle 3 three old and explained all about their hunting, breeding, raring, habitats, licences needed to own them - their craw’s and how you know they are full. All fascinating. Then we were introducing to Pooka, Fred and Leah a barn, eagle and great grey owl respectively. It was wonderful to hold these birds and to interact with them and have Liam answer every single question he was asked. He was gentle and patient and great fun. I would recommend this to anyone interested in the outdoors and in doing something a bit different. Thanks Liam!