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  • Silhouette of a bird of prey (black kite) in flight, displaying its broadly feathered wingspan.
    Black Kite 01_5459.jpg
  • Unlike the other birds of prey that hunt during the day, the owl is active primarily at night.  The Sooty Owl has the largest eyes and roundest wings of all the masked-owls, making it well adapted for seeing in the dimly-lit forests at night.  It "bolts" its food, ripping off and swallowing the head first!
    Sooty Owl Portrait 01_3014.jpg
  • The black-breasted buzzard takes a menacing stance to ward off threats.  This buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey that eats rabbits, ground birds, lizards and carrion.  They glide at speed and snatch food from the ground, from trees, or in the air.  Interestingly, this buzzard will pick up and drop stones onto eggs in order to crack them open!  Its conservation status is listed as vulnerable.
    Black-breasted Buzzard 01_3954.jpg
  • The plumage of the Brown Falcon is highly variable, and is often mistaken for other bird species.  This particular falcon is a Red-breasted Brown Falcon.
    Brown Falcon portrait_3046.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 11_4284.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 04_4141.jpg
  • Red-shouldered Hawk, Southern California
    Red-shouldered Hawk 01_1793.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 14_4319.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 13_4305.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 12_4359.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 10_4279.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 09_4263.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 07_4252.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 08_4252-2.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 05_4208.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier in flight, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 03_7648.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 06_4220.jpg
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  • The peregrine falcon is the true jet fighter of the skies!  As one of the deadliest birds of prey, it is the world's fastest bird.  It swoops down on its panic-stricken prey at speeds of up to 273 miles per hour (440 kilometers per hour)!  It will often use its talons to strike the prey in order to stun it and knock it to the ground.  The peregrine Falcon then picks up its prey off the ground and carries it to a sheltered place to eat.  Main prey include birds that fly in flocks, such as pigeons, parrots, and starlings.  Here is a portrait of a peregrine falcon.
    Peregrine Falcon Portrait 01_3348.jpg
  • Australasian Gannets are expert fishers. Birds soar 10 m or more above the surface of the water, herding fish into dense shoals, then fold their wings back and dive into the water to catch their prey. The fish are grasped with the aid of small backward-pointing serrations along the edges of the bill. A bird only stays under the water for about ten seconds, but the fish is normally swallowed before the bird reaches the surface.  Here, an Australian Gannet soars above the ocean at Muriwai, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 32_H7C9187.jpg
  • An Australasian Gannet soars majestically above the ocean with the painterly lines of an eroding cliff in the backdrop at Muriwai, New Zealand.  The gannet generally feeds over continental shelves or inshore waters, seldom far from land. Its diet is comprised mainly of pelagic fish, especially pilchard, anchovies and jack mackerel, but also squid and garfish. Prey is caught mainly by plunge-diving, but it is also seen regularly attending trawlers.
    Australasian Gannet 26_7505.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier.  During winter in Canterbury, there are an abundance of Australasian harriers soaring the skies, looking down below for roadkill.  Unfortunately, many of them also fall prey to moving cars.
    Australasian Harrier 2.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier.  During winter in Canterbury, there are an abundance of Australasian harriers soaring the skies, looking down below for roadkill.  Unfortunately, many of them also fall prey to moving cars.
    Australasian Harrier 1.jpg
  • Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this: 1) they have no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead; 2) they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning the impact with the water; and 3) their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately.
    Australasian Gannet 28_7463.jpg
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