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The Turkey Vulture is most famous for its well-developed sense of smell and ability to find carcasses beneath the forest canopy. Because of this, they’re often followed by other scavengers like Black Vultures, which often try to steal their food.

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Steller’s Sea-Eagle is one of the biggest eagles in the world, but it mainly eats dead fish and carrion.

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The Spectacled Owl is sometimes called the ‘Knocking Owl’ after the sound of its call.

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Snowy Owls, especially the males, get whiter as they get older.

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The Snowy Owl can maintain its body temperature even what the air temperature falls to -50°C.

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Snowy Owls breed on the Arctic tundra, where females lay a clutch of 3 to 11 eggs in a scraping on the ground.

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The smallest bird of prey found in the UK is the Merlin.

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The Secretary Bird’s name could originate from two theories. The first is that it looks are like the old-fashioned secretaries who carried quill pens behind their ears. Alternatively, it could come from the Arabic ‘saqr-et-tair’. Saqr means ‘hunter’ or ‘hawk’ and tair means ‘flight’ or ‘bird’.

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The Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl is one of the smallest species of owl but can capture prey larger than itself. It will sometimes dash through thick foliage to surprise prey.

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The Peregrine Falcon is one of the most widely distributed and successful raptors on the planet. They’re found in most habitats from extreme cold to extreme heat, from sea level to over 4000m. They’re also adapting to live in cities.

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