Welcome to Flight of the Raptor

Welcome to the new Flight of the Raptor. Our look has changed a bit, but what we do is the same. We provide flighted demonstrations designed to educate, enlighten, and sometimes even amaze our audiences. Many thousands have seen our programs and return year after year to sometimes just visit the birds and enjoy the beauty of the flight.

Flight of the Raptor was officially founded in 1995 by Ray Pena, Master Falconer. His love for birds began when he was just a young boy of 15 keeping homing pigeons in New York City. He became fascinated the airborne predators that pursued and eventually killed some of his charges. He began a lifelong journey that brought him to his mentor, Heinz Meng, a renowed expert on falcons and falconry and one of the most influential people in the project to save the peregrine falcon from extinction. Ray passed his love for these creatures along to his daughter, Jennifer Pena, who after taking her first steps on the flying fields, became a licensed falconer as well. At present, Jennifer presents programs as well as making appearances with the equally impressive "Boo," an Eurasian Eagle Owl.

We invite you to explore our new website, learn, and come to love these magnificent creatures as we do. As we work to expand the information, please feel free to drop us a line at one of the emails below or call if you are interested in booking a program, a renaissance falconry show, or appearance in some other capacity. We look forward to seeing you soon!

                                                                                                             Photos of  falcons in flight by Jennifer Mathers, Eurasian Eagle Owl "Boo" by Beth Chan