A World of Wings

Meet the Free-Flying birds at A World of Wings

A WoW Training methods work with positive reinforcement and a natural approach to bird training. Our birds have free flown and excelled in front of thousands of people with complete confidence in us and themselves.

It's our company policy that all the birds trained are captive bred and are not from the wild, we strive to ensure all our birds are kept to the best possible standards and lead enriched natural lifestyles by flying and breeding.

Name: Kodi.

Species: Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).

Hatched: 2006 at Banham Zoo in Norfolk.

Gender: Female.

Weight: 480g.

Background: Kodi is a very relaxed and chilled out bird. She joined the free flight team after spending many years at zoos in breeding programmes. She was not a good mum, as she would often break her eggs. She was five years old when she joined A World of Wings, after which she was trained for free flight, she settled quickly into her new role and seems to enjoy her time in displays and encounters.

Name: Monty.

Species: Merlin (Falco Columbarius).

Hatched: May 2005 in Wales.

Gender: Male.

Weight: 180g.

Background: Monty has been flown for years in displays all over the Uk, in many different ways. A very smart Falcon and loves human attention as he was crèche reared. The public audiences are always amazed at his tiny size. The best thing is to hear the audience gasp when he stoops like a little teardrop.

Name: Mr Crow.

Species: African Pied Crow (Corvus albus).

Hatched: 2010.

Gender: Unknown.

Weight: 570g.

Background: Very intelligent and active. Quite shy if you're a person that's not familiar; loves attention, flying and being busy. Mr Crow eats just about anything!

Name: Georgia.

Species: American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).

Hatched: 2008 in Cheshire.

Gender: Female.

Weight: 11lbs.

Background: Georgia named after Mike's grandad George. She is very playful and loves to be around people that she knows. When out flying she loves to set her wings and go for a soar, if it's not a good flying day she loves to watch the world go by from the top of the car and is always up for an opportunity to shred cardboard boxes and make a mess.

Name: Helly.

Species: Honduran Amazon (Amazona orhrocephala hondurensis).

Hatched: 2009 in Kent.

Gender: Female.

Weight: 480g.

Background: Helly is a very chatty young lady, her favourite pass time is to learn as many different noises as possible. She is also very clever and has learnt cues for some of her noises; she is currently working on the others. Her favourite food is peanuts and grapes.

Name: Rose. Species: Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug). Hatched: 2006 in Huntingdon. Gender: Female. Weight: 2lbs.

Background: Rose is a very experienced flyer; she has been to many venues from small school fetes to large country shows. She is very confident and professional and loves what she does. When resting she is still very friendly, playful & loves to sit and watch what you're up to even at cleaning time.

Name: Storky, Chalky, Daisy and Tiny.

Species: White Storks (Ciconia cicona).

Hatched: 2009 in Belguim.

Gender: Unknown.

Weight: 3 - 4kgs.

Background: Storky, Chalky, Daisy and Tiny are all brothers and sisters; they joined the team at just a few days old and grew up over the summer learning all about the world they would be living in. They are all excellent flyers and love to get out every day to stretch their wings. Storky is the oldest and also the most inquisitive, Chalky is the biggest and probably the most wary of new people, Daisy loves new people trying to pinch things from their pockets to dunk in the pool, Tiny lives up to his name he is the smallest, is quite shy but once he gets to know you can be as cheeky as the others.

Name: Fennel, Thyme and Sage. Species: Black Kites (Milvus migrans).

Hatched: 2006 in Belguim. Gender: Fennel/Male Thyme/Male Sage/Female. Weight: 750g - 800g.

Background: Fennel, Thyme and Sage are brothers and sisters. Fennel is the high flyer he teaches the other two how to get up nice and high on the thermals, Sage keeps the others in check but is also quite a shy bird, Thyme is the brave one that comes right down to the arena and shows off how well he can catch food inches above the audience. They are all different but together make an amazing flying team.

Name: J,C and B.

Species: Patagonian Conures (Cyanoliseus patagonus).

Hatched: 2009 in Kent.

Gender: Unknown.

Weight: 280g.

Background: J, C, and B were all born at the Leeds castle aviary; from there they joined the team starting their display career flying in front of hundreds of people at this large venue. They got their names from their burrowing antics; in the wild these birds build their nests in rocks and cliffs rather than trees so are very destructive and messy. They are all very cheeky and being conures also very noisy they love flying in all weathers and their Aerial acrobatics are amazing. They aren't the best at talking but have all managed to master a "hello".

Name: Ethel.

Species: Malaysian Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica).

Hatched: 2010 in Suffolk.

Gender: Female.

Weight: 900g.

Background: Ethel was named after Sarah's Granny. She is cute and cuddly to look at but don't be fooled she is still a hunter and is equipped with sharp talons and beak. Ethel started her career with us meeting people at the end of our displays when she had grown her feathers and started to fly she had her own set in the display, when she's not doing displays she fly's with our guests on experience days.

Name: Maggie and Charlie.

Species: Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara Ararauna).

Hatched: Maggie 2004 in Cambridgeshire. Charlie 2005 in Scotland.

Gender: Maggie - Male. Charlie - Female.

Weight: 850g - 1000g.

Background: Maggie and Charlie joined the team in January 2010; they came from a pet home where unfortunately their owners were unable to give them the time they needed. For birds that hadn't previously done a lot of flying and had never been outside they came on leaps and bounds and two years on have been regulars in our summer displays flying and meeting hundreds of people every day. They were given their names before they came to us, just before they joined the team it was found out that Maggie was a boy and Charlie was a girl.

Name: Pryors.

Species: Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus).

Hatched: 2004 in Hertfordshire.

Gender: Male.

Weight: 1lb 9oz.

Background: Pryors was one of the first birds to join the team he started out as Mikes hunting hawk, he is a versatile little fellow and has turned his talons to displays and experience days. He is very clever and knows exactly what he wants he doesn't suffer fools well and is very professional and precise in all that he does.

Name: Nando and Zumba.

Species: Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).

Hatched: 2011 in France.

Gender: Nando - Male. Zumba - Female.

Weight: 6lbs - 7lbs.

Background: Nando and Zumba joined the team in the summer of 2011 at 8 weeks old; they spent their time growing up around people. As they started to walk we took them out and about to make sure they got enough exercise and were growing properly. From here the walks got longer and longer and now they regularly enjoy hour to two hour long walks, flying in fields, climbing the trees in the woods, digging in mole hills and finding bugs in the undergrowth.

Name: Bam Bam.

Species: Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus).

Hatched: 2001 in Essex.

Gender: Female.

Weight: 125g.

Background: Bam Bam is the oldest and the smallest bird at AWOW, she is Mike's pet that he has since his teens. She has seen it all and despite her size is brave not even worried about two large dogs she shares the house with. Her favourite past time; is pooing on mike and stealing his dinner. She is Helly's best friend; they love nothing more than chatting and practising noises with each other.