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>>> IN THE WORLD OF BIRDS,
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RAPTORS, OR BIRDS OF PREY, ARE
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KING.
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BIRDS OF PREY ARE EAGLES AND
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OWLS.
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THEY ARE OSPREY AND FALCONS AND
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MANY OTHERS.
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AS A GROUP, THEY ARE CALLED
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RAPTORS.
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YOU CAN IDENTIFY RAPTORS IN
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SEVERAL WAYS.
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THEY HAVE A SHARP CURVED BEAK.
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THEY FLY AT AMAZING SPEED, AND
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RAPTORS KILL WITH THEIR FEET.
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RAPTORS HAVE SHARP CURVED TALONS
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OR CLAWS ON THEIR FEET.
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THEY CAN COMPUTER AND HOLD PREY.
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THEY CAN SNATCH A FISH OUT OF
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WATER OR STRIKE A BIRD IN THE
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AIR.
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THEIR BEAK AND TALONS WORK LIKE
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A KNIFE AND FORK, SPEERING AND
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TEARING FOOD.
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>> WHAT DO THEY EAT?
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>> DIFFERENT RAPTORS EAT
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DIFFERENT THINGS.
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SOME EAT INSECTS.
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OTHERS EAT SMALL MAMMALS LIKE
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CHIPMUNKS OR RABBITS OR
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SOMETIMES FISH.
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BIRDS OF PREY CAN FLY VERY FAST
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AND ALMOST SILENTLY.
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A PEREGRINE FALCON CAN DIVE AT
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OVER 200 MILES PER HOUR.
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BIRDS OF PREY HAVE KEEN HEARING,
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A GREAT GRAY OWL CAN HEAR A VOLE
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RUNNING 60 FEET AWAY EVEN IF IT
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IS UNDER 18 INCHES OF SNOW.
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AND BIRDS OF PREY HAVE EXTREMELY
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GOOD EYESIGHT A FALCON CAN SEE A
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GRASSHOPPER 300 FEET AWAY.
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THAT'S THREE TO EIGHT TIMES
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BETTER THAN HUMANS SEE.
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>> HEY, IF I COULD DO THAT, I
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COULD SEE MY LUNCH WAY DOWN
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THERE.
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>> RAPTORS SOAR ON AIR CURRENTS,
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AND THEN SWOOP DOWN IN SEARCH OF
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FOOD.
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>> WHERE DO BIRDS OF PREY LIVE?
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>> YOU CAN FIND BIRDS OF PREY
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ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, EXCEPT
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ANTARCTICA.
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ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO FIND
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REPORTS IS AT THE SNAKE RIVER
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BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL
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CONSERVATION AREA NEAR BOISE.
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THE CANYON WALLS HERE ARE
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PERFECT FOR RAPTORS' NESTS.
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RAPTORS CAN LIVE ANYWHERE THAT
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THERE IS A FOOD SUPPLY, EVEN IN
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BIG CITIES.
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RAPTORS CAN'T SURVIVE, THOUGH,
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WHEN THEIR HABITAT IS DESTROYED
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BY FIRE OR BY HUMANS OR IF THE
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FOOD SUPPLY DISAPPEARS, OR WAS
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CONTAMINATED BY CHEMICALS IN THE
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ENVIRONMENT.
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SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE
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WORKING TO SAVE THOSE BIRDS OF
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PREY THAT ARE THREATENED WITH
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EXTINCTION.
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HUMANS HAVE ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL
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RELATIONSHIP WITH BIRDS OF PREY.
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JIM IS A LICENSED FALCONER AT
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THE WORLD CENTER FOR BIRDS OF
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PREY.
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>> FALCONRY IS THE HUNTING OF
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WILD QUARRY WITH TRAINED
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RAPTORS.
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THIS IS A KESTRAL, AND HE IS THE
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SMALLEST FALCON IN NORTH
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AMERICA.
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NOT NECESSARILY HE, HIMSELF, BUT
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THE SPECIES.
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THIS EQUIPMENT ON HIM, THESE
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ANKLETS, AND THESE ARE JESS'S,
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ONE ON EACH LEG, AND THESE COME
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DOWN AND ARE ATTACHED TO A
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SWIVEL E., AND THAT GOES ON A
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LEASH.
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AND THIS IS OVER THOUSANDS OF
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YEARS PEOPLE HAVE FOUND THIS IS
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THE BEST WAY TO KEEP FALCONS
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UNLESS THEY ARE FREE A LOT OF.
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SO, THIS IS A LURE.
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THIS IS LIKE A BLACKBIRD BUT IT
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COULD LOOK LIKE ANYTHING.
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AND FALCONS ARE TRAINED TO A
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LURE BECAUSE OFTEN, THEY ARE SO
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FAR AWAY, THEY CANNOT HEAR YOU.
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THEY CAN ALWAYS SEE YOU SWINGING
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A LURE.ó█ó█
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SO, IF I SWING THIS AND DROP IT█
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ON THE GROUND, THEY SHOULD COME█
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OVER AND GET IT.ó█ó█ó█
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>> THERE HE GOES.
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>> IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A
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FALCONER AND FLY A BIRD, YOU
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BETTER PLAN ON SPENDING A LARGE
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PART OF YOUR LIFE DOING IT.
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>> MOST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW
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THAT ARE FALCONERS, BEING
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BIOLOGISTS OR WORKING WITH
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BIRDS, THE APPEAL OF IT IS JUST
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WATCHING THE BIRDS FLY.
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>> HUMANS HAVE BEEN HUNTING WITH
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FALCONS FOR MORE THAN 4,000
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YEARS.
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THEY HAVE LONG BEEN FASCINATED
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BY THE MASTERS OF THE SKY.