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Brook, Common Kestrel
Latin Name Falco tinnunculus LIFE SPAN 6 – 14 years Body size 6 Oz.30-36 cm.65 cm Wing Span. Native habitat Open fields, countryside. Mainly found in UK, Eurasia and Africa Diet Small mammals Not as big as they look Our second smallest falcon, the Kestrel is found across the UK, Eurasia and Africa. Kestrels can […]
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Blaze, Common Kestrel
Latin Name Falco tinnunculus LIFE SPAN 6 – 14 years Body size 6 Oz.30-36 cm.65 cm Wing Span. Native habitat Open fields, countryside. Mainly found in UK, Eurasia and Africa Diet Small mammals Not as big as they look Our second smallest falcon, the Kestrel is found across the UK, Eurasia and Africa. There is […]
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Asra, Red Footed Falcon
Latin Name Falco Vespertinus LIFE SPAN 4-14 years Body size 4-5 Oz.28-34 cm.65-75 cm wingspan Native habitat Eastern Europe and Asia Diet A variety of insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds Small but Social A small, sociable falcon found in Eastern Europe and Asia. Red-footed falcons are a small raptor of the Falconidae family. They...
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Eclipse, Black Barn Owl
Latin Name Tyto Alba LIFE SPAN 2 – 20 years Body size 9-12 Oz.33-39 cm.80-95 cm wingspan. Native habitat Widespread across the world, Barn owls like to live in the countryside Diet Small mammals Only 1 Out of Every 100,000 Barn Owls are Born Black. Black barn owls have an extremely rare, genetic colour mutation […]
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Vega, Harris Hawk
Latin Name Parabuteo unicinctus LIFE SPAN 15-25 years Body size 1.4-2.8 lbs.46-76 cm.100-120cm wingspan Native habitat Marshland and desert areas of Central and South America Diet Small to medium-sized mammals, ground squirrels, rabbits, lizards, birds and occasionally carrion Manoeuvrable and Intelligent. Harris hawks are sociable, intelligent...
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Misty, Great Grey Owl
Latin Name Strix nebulosa LIFE SPAN 10-40 years Body size 1.7-3.3 lbs. 61-84 cm. 150-155 cm wingspan. Native habitat Forests in North America and across Northern Europe. Diet Small Mammals The largest owl species in the northern hemisphere Great grey owls are a very large species of owl found in North America and across Northern […]
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Frost, Tawny Owl
Latin Name Strix aluco LIFE SPAN 3-22 years Body size 13.4oz – 1lb.37-43 cm.81-96 cm wingspan Native habitat Forests in UK, Eurasia and North Africa Diet Small Mammals The Characteristic “Twit-Twoo” Song of a Tawny Owl is Known Across the World You can hear Tawny owls across the UK, Eurasia and North Africa calling out […]
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Teo, Aplomado Falcon
Latin Name Falco femoralis LIFE SPAN 3 – 12 years Body size 250 – 410 g.37 – 45 cm.1 – 1.2 m wingspan. Native habitat North America, South America Diet Mainly insects and birds but also take small mammals and lizards Aplomado Falcons are Extremely Fast and Acrobatic. A beautiful, South American falcon who’s name […]
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Dusk, Barn Owl
Latin Name Tyto alba LIFE SPAN 2 – 20 years Body size 10oz – 1 lb.32 – 40 cm.85 cm wingspan. Native habitat North America, South America, Europe, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Diet Mostly rodents, voles, various kinds of mice, small rats, shrews, young rabbits, other mammals. Birds, lizards, insects, and...
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Merlot, Red Kite
Latin Name Milvus milvus LIFE SPAN 4 – 26 years Body size 0.8 1.3 kg.60 – 70 cm.1.7 – 1.8 m wingspan. Native habitat Europe, Asia, Africa Diet Carrion, small mammals, live birds and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. See Him Soaring Effortlessly in the Sky. Another youngster who joined the team in 2018 is our […]
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