Elevate your event with the ancient art of falconry

Philadelphia-based entertainment and environmental education featuring live birds of prey

make your next event wildly unique

Raptor Jawns offers a rare opportunity to engage with the natural world in a way that's simply unmatched. It celebrates the unconventional, the authentic, and the beautifully unique - the perfect gift or enhancement of your special event.

With Raptor Jawns, you and your guests will create unforgettable memories, unlike anything you've participated in before. Our programs offer an invitation to connect with the wild in a way few ever will.

Rooted in the 5,000-year-old tradition of falconry, Raptor Jawns honors the legacy of this ancient art, connecting us to a primal past while highlighting the current place and future needs of these majestic birds of prey. If you're here, you've found an educational and awe-inspiring experience that will delight nature lovers of all ages, from 1:1 encounters to large scale presentations for your party, wedding, school, corporate event, fair, or festival.

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about

MEET OUR TEAM

Raptor Jawns was founded by Courtney Douds, a Master Falconer with over twenty years of experience working with birds of prey. Courtney became obsessed with falconry after seeing the Royal Tenenbaums in theaters as a child, sparking a lifelong passion.

She has volunteered at rehabilitation and research centers focusing on raptors, worked as an instructor at Ireland's School of Falconry, worked in abatement – falconry pest control – on a garbage dump in New Jersey, hunted with the Kazakh berkutchi golden eagle hunters of Mongolia, and has hunted with red-tails in the United States since becoming a licensed falconer in 2011.

Meet the rest of the team

Wings & Wonders