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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The tiercels (young Peregrines) must deal with Golden Eagles, Ravens, adult Peregrines, and foxes; they must also learn to navigate the skies and make their own kills, luckily these skills appear to be innately learned. It’s not easy. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones.

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The five most unique birds in the world

10,000 Birds

The Oilbird today lives only in South America, but fossils of similar species are known from Wyoming. It is related to hawks and eagles, but only distantly, with an estimated divergence date not long after the K-T extinction. The spectacular African Secretarybird comes in at number five on the list.