| Our
Birds |
| Below
are some of our Birds of Prey and their descriptions,
as George is breeding them, their numbers
will grow: |
Harris
Hawks - One of the most interesting,
intelligent and sociable of all the birds
of prey, the Harris Hawk has dark chocolate
and brown plummage and a long white tipped
tail. Their intelligence makes them relatively
easy to train and very popular with british
falconers who use them to hunt rabbits and
hares. With frequent handling they can become
very tame. |
| Barn
Owl - The upper parts are light grey
with numerous fine dark lines and scattered
pale spots on the feathers. There are buff
markings on wings and on the back. The under
parts are white with a few black spots, occasionally
none. Its beak is off-white and the feet are
yellowish-white to brownish. Males and females
are similar in size and colour, females and
juveniles are generally more densely spotted.
Barn Owls specialise in hunting small ground
mammals, and the vast majority of their food
consists of small rodents. |
| Peregrine/Saker
- This is a bird bred for most weather
conditions. The Peregrine side thrives in
windy conditions whilst the Saker part likes
hot still days. With this hybrid you get the
best of both worlds. It also makes it a bit
slower than the pure Peregrine, but still
very agile like the pure Saker. |
| Peregrine/Merlin
- This is a cross between one of
Britain’s largest falcons with Britain’s
smallest falcon. This makes a very fast and
agile bird. |
| Kestrel
- The most widespread and often most
abundant of European birds of prey, is a familiar
sight from trains and cars. It occupies a
great range of habitats: coastal dunes, fresh-marshes,
woodland, farmland and commons, saltings,
airfields, road verges and even town centres;
indeed anywhere it can find prey. Although
the kestrel's main prey is small mammals,
especially voles. |
| Common
Buzzard - One of Britain’s
largest and most common birds of prey. Mostly
found in hilly areas such as the South West,
Northern England and parts of Scotland. |
| Bengal
Eagle Owl - The Bengal Eagle owl
is a smaller, more richly coloured sub-species
of the larger European Eagle owl. Bengals
make their nest scrapes in holes or on ledges
but mainly on the ground. Small to medium
sized prey are taken such as insects rodents
and even birds.1-4 eggs are laid and the female
incubates them |
