Birds of Prey Wow Residents at Surbiton Care Home

Residents at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton were given the chance to see birds of prey up close, during a talk about the winged wonders.

The care home welcomed the Birds of Prey Trust on Monday 4 July, with founder Colin Sutherland bringing owls and hawks for residents to look at, stroke and hold.

Royal Star & Garter provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia. The charity also has Homes in Solihull and High Wycombe.

Residents gathered in the reception area for the talk, and saw an African spotted eagle owl, a barn owl, a tawny owl and Harris hawk. Colin spoke at length about the birds, before taking the barn owl to visit residents cared for in the Home’s award-winning dementia care house.

Afterwards, Surbiton resident Vera said:
“I thought the birds were beautiful, especially the African spotted owl. And the barn owl was so soft. It was a really enjoyable morning.”