Our seven resident birds of prey include five diurnal and two 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…
Nellie is a captive bred Nankeen Kestrel hatched in late 2021. She came to us in 2022 and was rather a nervous bird initially, earning her name ‘Nervous Nellie’.
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.
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, 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 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 [...]
