Eagles Experiments Falcons Family 
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2024
They can be challenging to identify, especially if you haven’t seen one before, though with experience they are not really so difficult. If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Raptors to look for in this reserve are Golden Eagle and Short-toed Snake Eagle , European Honey-buzzard and Peregrine Falcon. The commonest owls are Eurasian Scops Owl and Tawny Owl , while rare ones include Ural Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl. About 120 species have been recorded so far.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. “New World” vultures (in scare quotes because they have fossil relatives from the Old World) and hawks (including Osprey and Secretarybird but, importantly, not falcons) are sister taxa and split off from other members of the Afroaves clade early on.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2016
The birding at Eilat is so dynamic in so many ways, you can’t just use that easy “gen” to zip over and see a Bar-tailed Lark , that Greater Spotted Eagle that flew overhead, or even the Wryneck hanging out in Eilat’s very own Central Park. Lesser Spotted Eagle was also seen several times along with Steppe Eagle.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2013
Speaking of hawks, two talented and extremely knowledgeable falconers, Marie Gaspari Crawford and Chloe Bowen, shared with us their birds and their experiences. The place was lousy with Swainson’s Hawks , and we may even have spotted a distant Golden Eagle. But, as in other aspects of life, you never forget your first.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 31, 2011
Kirby Adams had a magical experience with his Best Bird of the Year and he blogged about it on his blog, Sharp Tern. My family also farms so that limits places we are able to go throughout the year. The African Pygmy Falcon finally showed itself after years of being a nemesis bird I didn’t even know I had.
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2020
If you want to learn more about avian visual field, the essay cites two related essays in the book on Eagles and Meadowlarks (though there is a typo–it should be p. They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. How are they different?
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