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  2. Bird of prey - Wikipedia

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    Although the term "bird of prey" could theoretically be taken to include all birds that actively hunt and eat other animals, [4] ornithologists typically use the narrower definition followed in this page, [5] excluding many piscivorous predators such as storks, cranes, herons, gulls, skuas, penguins, and kingfishers, as well as many primarily ...

  3. Hack (falconry) - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1940s, a large, abrupt decline of prey birds came about. [6] On top of the pre-WWII causes of gradual decrease of population (e.g. shooting of birds, egg collecting, predators, etc.), the main component to the downfall was the popular use of an insecticide called DDT. [6]

  4. Falconry - Wikipedia

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    A goshawk Flying a saker falcon. Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey.Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds.

  5. See flying demonstration, bird release at Green Chimney's ...

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    Green Chimneys will once again host its popular Birds of Prey Day on Sunday, June 2 at its Brewster campus, 400 Doansburg Road in Brewster.. The farm and wildlife center, which is a licensed ...

  6. List of soaring birds - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of soaring birds, which are birds that can maintain flight without wing flapping, using rising air currents. Many gliding birds are able to "lock" their extended wings by means of a specialized tendon. [1] Bird of prey. Buzzards; Condors; Eagles; Falcons; Harriers; Hawks; Kites; Osprey; Secretary bird; Vultures; Passerine ...

  7. List of birds by flight speed - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the fastest flying birds in the world. A bird's velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally. The bird that can achieve the greatest airspeed is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), able to exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in its dives.

  8. Falconry training and technique - Wikipedia

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    Accordingly, wild birds of prey will attack an owl mercilessly if given the opportunity, even killing it if they're able to do so. Laws also carefully regulate falconry in many areas. Throughout the United States, for example, the falconer will be required to pass a written exam, build facilities, have them inspected, serve a two-year ...

  9. Flying and gliding animals - Wikipedia

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    However, some creatures can stay in the same spot, known as hovering, either by rapidly flapping the wings, as do hummingbirds, hoverflies, dragonflies, and some others, or carefully using thermals, as do some birds of prey. The slowest flying non-hovering bird recorded is the American woodcock, at 8 kilometres per hour (5.0 mph). [26]