nature
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White Bellied Sea Eagle
The white-bellied sea eagle is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Resident from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Australia on coasts and major waterways. Main fish prey is usually catfish and Barramundi. Reptilian prey include Turtles and File Snakes. It has been reported feeding on domestic dogs and…
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Vulturine Fish Eagle
The Vulturine Fish Eagle is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in forest and savannah across sub-Saharan Africa, usually near water. Unusually for birds of prey, It feeds mainly on the fleshy fruit-husks of the oil palm and on the palm-fruits of Raffia palm. It has also been recorded to feed on crabs, molluscs, frogs,…
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Echidna
The short-beaked echidna has extremely strong front limbs and claws, which allow it to burrow quickly with great power. As it needs to be able to survive underground, it has a significant tolerance to high levels of carbon dioxide and low levels of oxygen. It has no weapons or fighting ability but repels predators by curling into a ball and deterring them…
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Wedge Tailed Eagle
The wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of the world’s most powerful avian predators. Large animals may be attacked by pairs or, occasionally by groups, acting cooperatively. One record shows 15 wedge-tailed eagles hunting kangaroos.
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Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl, also known as the Polar Owl, and the Arctic Owl, is a large owl of the true owl family. Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic. The snowy owl is a very large owl. They are the largest avian predator of the High Arctic and one of the largest owls in the world. Male snowy owls have…
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Passenger Pigeon
The Passenger Pigeon was once one of the most numerous birds in North America. From the 1600s through early 1800s, people wrote of flocks that filled the sky as far as they eye could see, with some individual flocks estimated at over 2 billion birds. However, the Passenger Pigeon was driven to extinction by uncontrolled…
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Macaw
They are popular in aviculture because of their striking color, ability to talk, ready availability in the marketplace, and close bonding to humans. They can also live for 65–70 years.
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Springtime
When Winter is over and Summer is not yet here it is time for….
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Red-tailed Hawk
The red-tailed hawk is usually found in grasslands or marsh-shrub habitats, but is a very adaptable bird, being equally at home in deserts and forests, and at varying heights above sea level. The red-tailed hawk is one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the “chickenhawk”, though it rarely preys on standard-sized chickens.…