EXPERIENCE FALCONRY AND FLYING BIRDS OF PREY IN CHESHIRE AT GAUNTLET EAGLE AND VULTURE PARK
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BALD EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Haliaeetus Leucocephalus.
Distribution : North America.
Habitat : Coasts, Lakes and Rivers.
Food : Fish (both live and dead).
Wingspan : 180 - 210cm.
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© 2009 John Harris.
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AFRICAN FISH EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Haliaeetus Vocifer.
Distribution : Sub-Saharan Africa.
Habitat : Coasts, Lakes and Rivers.
Food : Fish (both live and dead).
Wingspan : 175 - 210cm.
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WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Haliaeetus Albicilla.
Distribution : Northern Europe.
Habitat : Coasts, Lakes and Rivers.
Food : Fish (both live and dead).
Wingspan : 190 - 230cm.
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MARTIAL EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Polemaetus Bellicosus.
Distribution : Sub-Saharan Africa.
Habitat : Savannah and thornbush.
Food : Very varied. Ground birds, antelope, monkeys.
Wingspan : 188 - 227cm.
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© 2009 Karl Gartland.
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TAWNY EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Aquilla Rapax.
Distribution : Sub-Saharan Africa and India.
Habitat : Lowlands and Uplands from woodland and savannah, semi-desert, open plains with trees.
Also will scavenge from human activity, i.e. rubbish dumps, slaughterhouses.
Food : Wide range of birds and mammals. Also will frequently scavenge.
Wingspan : 160 - 185cm.
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BATELEUR EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Terathopius Ecaudatus.
Distribution : Sub-Saharan Africa.
Habitat : Grassland, savannah, thornbush.
Food : Very varied. Mammals, birds, reptiles. Also snakes, but unlike typical snake eagles does not specialise. Will also scavenge.
Wingspan : 168 - 223cm.
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BLACK CHESTED BUZZARD EAGLE.
Scientific Name : Geranoaetus Melanoleucus.
Distribution : South America.
Habitat : Mountainous or hilly terrain.
Food : Mammals such as rabbits. Also some birds, snakes, carrion.
Wingspan : 160 - 180cm.
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© 2012 Gauntlet Birds of Prey Eagle and Vulture Park.
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