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victim with powerful talons.All birds of prey are flesh-eating hunters,but theirmethods of attack vary considerably.What othercharacteristics do the many varieties of birds of preyshare,and how do they differ from each other?From early times people have been fascinated by thestrength and magnificence of these remarkable birds.  \nISBN O006512208  \nUK50pAustralia$1.50*New Zealand$1.50*Canada$1.25*recommended price  \nWritten by Felicia LawIllustrated by Richard Millington  \nh        1  个CCOUNT)CC  CiREDBC  \nJ.M  \nDANDELIONS  \nCOLLINS  \nLondon and Glasgow  \nCONTENTS  \nWaiting …………………  \nTalons and Beaks  \n........  \nWings and Tails  \nStaring Eyes..  \nTraining a Falcon  \nFalconry……  \nFood …………  \nTerritory……  \nNests………………  \nThe Golden Eag  \n.....  \nEagle Feathers.  \n………14  \n........  \nEagle Dance ………  \n………16  \nThe Symbol of the Eag  \nMake an Eagle Seal  \n. 19  \nOsprey ……………………  \nEggs ………………………………  \nVultures …………………  \nA Condor Collage..  \nTraining the Young  \nThe Night Hunter.  \nCamouflage ………  \nPapier Mâché Owl.  \nBirds of Prey Map.  \n……………………………28  \nThe Griffin's Gold..  \n……………………………30  \nBird of Prey Mobile………  \n……………………………32  \nArt Dircctor:Sue Tarsky  \nEducational rescarch by Julia Clcare  \nGeneral research by Ingrid Selberg  \nFirst published in Dandelions 1977  \nby William Collins Sons and Co Ltd  \nLondon and Glasgow  \nPrinted in Great Britain  \n1977 text Felicia Law  \n1977 illustrations William Collins Sons and Co Ltd  \nWAITING  \nThe kestrel hovers almost motionless in the sky.Its wings are spread wideinto the wind,and it fans its tail to catch the breeze and currents of risingair.It waits,scanning the ground far below for any sign of movement.  \nIt is searching for a mouse,a vole,a snake or a lizard that can be caughtunawares,while moving from cover into the open.  \nWhen the kestrel spots its prey,it drops like a stone,diving downwards atover 160 kph.Its wings are folded against its body in a streamlined shape.It pulls out of the dive by braking hard,wings beating furiously and tailspread.It may hover again,just above the ground,before plunging,feet  \n# TALONS AND BEAKS\n\nThe kestrel's feet are deadly weapons.Each foot has four toes with strongcurved claws called talons.The kestrel seizes the prey with its talons,andthen crushes the animal or pierces its throat.Once the prey is dead,thekestrel usually carries it back to its nest.It tears the food to pieces with itshooked beak.Anchoring the prey under its talons,the kestrel rips off tinybits of meat and swallows them whole.  \nAll birds of prey rely on their strong beaks an      ons to catch prey,although they hunt in different ways.Many birds hicthe kestrel,swoopon small/mammals and reptiles.Members of the licwk family prey onsmaller/birds,which they chase and catch in n  r.Some birds of preyfeed on insects or fish,while others eat the rottiug remains of dead animals.These birds are called carrion eaters.  \nHawks,falcons,eagles,kites,buzzards,vulcanes and owls are all birdsof prey.  \n4  \nWINGS AND TAILS  \nLarge birds of prey like the eagle travel great distances in search of food.They soar high in the sky on huge wings.By hovering and gliding,theysave their energy for attacking their prey.Long narrow feathers at thewing tips speed up their flight.  \nBirds like the goshawk that hunt in woods,where they twist and turn innarrow spaces,have short wide wings and long tails.They use their tailfeathers as rudders to help them steer  \nYou can usually recognize a bird of prey by the soaring or hoveringmovements it makes high up in the sky and by the shape ofi s body.5  \n# STARING EYES\n\nPeople with good eyesight are said to have eyes like a hawk becausehunting birds have very sharp eyesight.Their eyes are set forward highabove their beaks.Both eyes can scan the same area and pinpoint movingobjects very accurately.Each eye also has good side vision,so the bird doesnot need to move 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