341 Boodjidup Rd, Margaret River Western Australia 6285
Bird of Prey Trail and Flight Display | Allow 1.5 hours
Meet powerful eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls while learning about the important conservation work that helps protect these incredible birds.
Twice daily | 11 am and 2 pm
Your visit to Capes Raptor Centre includes the chance to experience an exhilarating flight display, where our knowledgeable wildlife guides introduce our team of educational birds. You’ll learn about the unique behaviours, hunting adaptations, and sensory abilities that make these raptors remarkable predators. Watch birds of prey up close as they soar through the flight arena, then seize the rare opportunity to have your photograph taken with an owl!
Before or after the flight display, explore the sanctuary on a self-guided 1 km bushland walk through tranquil native forest. Along the trail, you’ll discover aviaries housing resident eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls. We provide lifelong sanctuary for birds that cannot return to the wild, and we rehabilitate and release many others each year. During spring, the trail is perfect for spotting wildflowers and orchids.
Want an even more memorable experience? Choose the Private Owl Encounter, where you’ll meet one of the sanctuary’s resident owls up close. Guided by one of our experienced bird handlers, you’ll learn about owl behaviour, including their unique personalities and extraordinary nocturnal adaptations, and meaningful ways you can protect these incredible birds in the wild.
While we are monitoring the current isolated Bird Flu cases, we remain open to visitors with all experiences operating as normal. The health and wellbeing of the birds in our care remains our highest priority so we have enhanced biosecurity and quarantine measures. If you find a sick, injured or orphaned raptor, please call us to seek advice. There’s more information available at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Private Experience | $195 for one or two people
This exclusive experience offers a rare opportunity to connect one-on-one with one of our resident owls in a peaceful bushland setting. Guided by our experienced bird handlers, you’ll learn about different owl species, their behaviours, and ongoing conservation efforts.
Your encounter includes the chance to hold an owl and take personal photos to capture the moment.
Capes Raptor Centre was established as Eagles Heritage in 1987 to provide homes for permanently disabled birds of prey and owls that had been handed in and cared for by volunteers but, due to the nature of their injuries, could not recover sufficiently to return to the wild.
The park opened to the public on New Year’s Day in 1989. The birds you see at Capes Raptor Centre today include permanently disabled rehabilitation patients, captive-bred individuals, and transfers from other facilities. Many more are rehabilitated and released into the wild each year.
Beyond the public areas, seven acres has been set aside for wildlife rehabilitation, including a hospital and specialised facilities that support the recovery of sick, injured, and orphaned birds of prey.
One of the most common and preventable reasons raptors arrive in our care is poisoning. Not because they ate poison directly, but because they ate the rats and mice that did.
In June 2026, H5 avian influenza, or H5 bird flu, was detected on the south coast of Western Australia.Â
At Capes Raptor Centre, the health and wellbeing of our birds, visitors and team is always our top priority. Â
To help protect the birds in our care, we have introduced additional biosecurity measures and will continue to review these in line with current advice.Â
You may notice some changes during your visit, such as extra signage, hygiene measures such as sanitiser points and sanitation mats, and adjustments to some experiences.
