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Striding Snake-killers

10,000 Birds

Although they share some affinities with typical raptors (building eagle-like nests and possessing hooked bills) Secretarybirds have many characteristics that warrant them to be placed in their own genus, Sagittarius. There is no raptor quite so removed from the typical confines of what a bird of prey should look and behave like.

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Starlings and Eagles

10,000 Birds

The aim of the game was to band raptors, and specifically to band Golden Eagles. To gather vital information that could make the difference between a thriving Golden Eagle population and a declining one. The day being nearly done, we decided to trek back down the mountain to see this one rather than risk no Golden Eagles at all.

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