Our 10 resident birds of prey include seven diurnal and three nocturnal birds. All of them have originally come to us from other wildlife parks and zoos as mostly captive bred stock. Let’s meet some of them…
Asterix
Peregrine falcon tiercel
Asterix was hatched in Victoria in 2017. He had a bumpy start to life and was transferred to Healesville Sanctuary after being rescued by a member of the public.
Jedda
Nankeen Kestrel
Jedda came to us in June 2016 from Gumbaya Park. She was a captive bred bird and is a human imprint - meaning that she thinks she's a human or that humans are birds, just like Kevy our other Kestrel. Jedda was born in 2012 and since she arrived has learned extremely quickly to fly to and [...]
Yarrum
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Yarrum the 'Wedgie' was born in 2006 and came to us from Alice Springs Desert Park. He was involved in public display work previously in his career when he was at Cairns Tropical Zoo for about eight years. So, we were lucky that he'd had some training by the time he arrived at the Sanctuary in June 2016. He [...]
Quil
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Quil came to us from the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Prior to that, she was a resident of Cleland Wildlife Park in South Australia. Quil was born in 2006 and is our largest bird, who is full of mischief. One of her favourite past times is to play with a bucket of water, tip the water out and splash around in [...]
Mokey
Southern Boobook Owl
Mokey was born in 2012 and came to us from NSW from captive bred stock. He has adapted beautifully to Sanctuary life and flies to the glove for food each night, ‘purring’ to us in anticipation of his evening mouse. He is very curious and has a very lively nature, but should also win an award [...]
Cleo
Peregrine Falcon
Cleo, a Peregrine Falcon, came to us from Raptor Domain on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Prior to her residence at Raptor Domain, she was a rehab bird who had experienced an impact on her left side consistent with a motor vehicle injury that affected her left wing and left eye. Her estimated year of birth is 2008. She has already [...]
Pickle
Australian Hobby
Pickle came to us with the name ‘Merle’ but Martin nicknamed her ‘Pickle’ and the name stuck! She came from Raptor Domain on Kangaroo Island. She is a similar size to Kevy, our Nankeen Kestrel, but more solid with longer wings and bigger feet – the hallmarks of a true aerial predator. Hobbies are agile [...]