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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Here in the UK they were exterminated 400 years ago, but in recent years they have become re-established as a result of escapees from farms. Undesirable alien: there are an estimated 2 million Grey Squirrels in Britain An English Red Squirrel. Now an endangered animal in Britain. and Mountain Hares in Scotland and Scandinavia.

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The Rusty Squirrel-Hawk AKA Ferruginous Hawk

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Ferruginous Hawks were known as Rusty Squirrel-Hawks back in the 1800′s and they exist in both a light and dark morph. They are often seen on the ground since their prey consists mainly of rabbit, prairie dog and, you guessed it, ground squirrel. Sporting a 56 inch wingspan, it is the largest of the Buteos.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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But for a while one constant in his life was his grandfather’s farm, a far-off stretch of land in Comanche County, Texas. It was advisable to remove them at night, to keep them calm, to establish immediately a feeding board on which they would be fed chopped beef and egg to start, then fresh birds, rabbit or squirrel.

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