Birds of prey

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Birds of prey

• By Anthony Cervera

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Bald eagle

• Known as the American" eagle
• Beat the Turkey for the election of country bird
• Diet Fish, rodents, sometimes herons, carrion,
  game birds (ducks, grouse, etc.).

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Snowy owl

• Diet Mostly lemmings (rodent)
• Average life span 9.5 years
• Snowy owls are active in day or night!

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Black kite

• Diet fish and carrion
• Follows bush fires to find dead or dying small
  mammals
• Related to red kite.

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Tawny eagle

• Diet Carrion, Rabbits, medium sized rodents,
  lizards, snakes.
• Mostly lives in Kenya
• Looks like the steppe eagle

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Golden eagle

• Also known as the booted or true eagle
• Diet Medium sized mammals
• Golden eagle Is the national emblem of Mexico

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Great horned owl

• Diet Small mammals, rabbits, geese, herons,
  Amphibians, reptiles.
• Looks like the long-eared owl.
• Regularly eats skunks!!!!!!

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Peregrine falcon

• Diet songbirds, small geese, small mammals.
• Can dive at speeds of more than 160 mph!
• Looks like the prairie falcon

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Osprey

• Diet Fish
• Similar to the bald eagle
• The osprey builds the nest on manmade structures,
  such as telephone poles!

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Mississippi kite

• Diet Large insects, amphibians, reptiles, bats,
  other small mammals.
• Similar to the white tailed kite.
• Attacks people who come too close to Its nest.

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Harrier

• Diet small mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs.
• Similar to the rough-legged hawk
• Relies on hearing to catch prey

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White bellied sea eagle

• Diet fish, sea snakes, crustaceans, etc.
• Usually forage in pairs.
• Like the black shouldered kite.

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Red Tailed hawk

• Diet small and medium sized mammals, birds, and
  reptiles.
• Similar to the red shouldered hawk.
• In movies, the red tailed hawks cry was used for
  any other bird of prey!

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Lanner falcon

• Diet Pigeons, small or medium mammals, reptiles,
  large insects
• Like the peregrine falcon
• Latin name Falco biarmicus

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Credits

• Thank you for watching!
• An Anthony C. production
• BIRDS ROCK!!!
• FWI PowerPoint classes, at 1312 E. Melton, on
  weekends
• I hoped you liked the show!!!
• If you feel the need to have information about
  birds, just ask me, Anthony Cervera, for a
  PowerPoint!
• You CANNOT go through life knowing me without
  knowing that I like birds.