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Bird of Prey Pictures - National Geographic  See pictures of raptors or birds of prey (including eagles, falcons, hawks, and more) in this birds photo gallery from National Geographic.
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Bird of prey - Wikipedia
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List of Birds of Prey | BirdLife  Jun 24, 2009 ... A complete list of birds of prey within the Accipitridae family is shown below. The Accipitridae is one of the two major families within the order...
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Bird of prey - Wikipedia  Birds of prey, also known as raptors, hunt and feed on other animals. The term "raptor" is derived from the Latin word rapere (meaning to seize or take by force). These birds are characterized by keen vision that allows them to detect prey during flight and powerful talons and beaks.
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bird of prey | bird | Britannica.com  Diurnal birds of preyhawks, eagles, vultures, and falcons (Falconiformes)are also called raptors, derived from the Latin raptare, to seize and carry off. (In a broader sense, the name raptor is sometimes synonymous with the designation bird of prey.) The nocturnal birds of prey are the owls (Strigiformes).
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Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty ...  Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the King? reminds me of...
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Birds of Prey! (Raptors) - EarthQuest  Birds of prey are birds that hunt other animals for food. They all have ... Their method of hunting has given the name wolves of the sky. Red tail hawk ... Falcons were used in the sport of falconry for thousands of years by many cultures in Asia...
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Jeopary Question, LET US PREY - TriviaBistro.com  Jeopardy Question: LET US PREY - These insects of the order orthoptera "pray" while they prey on their prey.
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Bird of prey - Wikipedia  Birds of prey, also known as raptors, hunt and feed on other animals. The term "raptor" is ... Many species of birds may be considered partly or exclusively predatory. ... gulls, which can eat quite large fish, partly because these birds catch and kill prey ... The common names for various birds of prey are based on structure, but...
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Index - Batman YTB - Fansite For Batman Comics, Toys, Figures ...  Television - Birds Of Prey ... Barbara takes under her wing the secret daughter of Catwoman and Batman, young Helena Kyle. Helena has inherited Batman's...
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Falconry - Wikipedia  Falconry is the hunting of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird .... 3) 4) 5) These are usually said to be different names for the peregrine falcon. .... Eagles are not used as widely in falconry as other birds of prey, due to the lack of versatility in the larger species (they primarily hunt over large...
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Top 10 Formidable Birds of Prey - Listverse  Apr 21, 2010 ... There is something about birds of prey that make us pay attention ... Unfortunately, the Steller's sea eagle is an endangered species and its ... It feeds mostly on monkeys, flying lemurs (colugos), large bats, and even pigs and dogs. ... Fortunately, Harpy eagles have never been known to attack humans...
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Eagle - Wikipedia  Eagle is a common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae; it belongs to ... Even the smallest eagles, such as the booted eagle (Aquila pennata), which is comparable in ... The type of prey varies by genus. ... It has been observed that most birds of prey look back over their shoulders before striking prey (or...
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Peregrine falcon - Wikipedia  As is typical of bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, females being considerably larger than males. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom.
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The fastest animal on Earth The Peregrine Falcon | Bio-aerial ...  Oct 7, 2011 ... Though the peregrine falcon is described as the fastest animal on Earth, it is not the fastest when in its level flight ... Moreover, the eyes of the peregrine falcon are designed so that the falcon has a clear view of its prey throughout the dive. ... But other species of birds such as owls, eagles and falcons does...
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Birds of Prey: Facts: Types of Raptors (Science Trek: Idaho Public ...  Many birds hunt, kill, and eat meat, but they may not be raptors. There are three distinguishing traits that make raptors different from other birds: .... over 200 species of meat-eating birds that comprise the order Falconiformes, the scientific name for hawk. ... It is this group of birds around which the sport of "falconry" revolves.
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Birds of Prey: Facts: Types of Raptors (Science Trek: Idaho Public ...  A bird of prey is a carnivore (meat eater) that kills and eats mammals, reptiles, ... These raptors use their sharp, hooked beaks for tearing meat and have weaker legs ... Owls have soft-edged flight feathers that allow them to fly almost silently; the ... These distinguishing bald eagle traits do not appear until the bird reaches...
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Owl pellets- How to study their contents - RSPB  The best known birds that produce pellets are the owls and the ... This kind of information would otherwise be very difficult to discover. Finding and recognising...
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Owls: Facts (Science Trek: Idaho Public Television)  A raptor is a bird that has a sharp beak and sharp claws or talons that it uses to catch ... Unlike other raptors, owls are mostly nocturnal, hunting at night when the ... During the day while the owl snoozes, the red-tailed hawk will be able to find prey ... Those ears you see on a number of species are feathers called ear tufts...
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Great White Egret. Wouldn't this make a great painting or cross stitch ...  Explore Animals Birds Egrets, Birds Herons, and more! ...... I know absolutely nothing about birds but this one seems like the most beautiful one ever! More...
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List of birds of Alaska - Wikipedia  The list of birds of Alaska includes every wild bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Alaska, ... This means that birds that are considered probable escapees, although they may have ... The following codes are used to designate some species: ..... prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground.