Name : yoke daams
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Date : 31 December 2006 12:50:03
From Page : eeagleowl.html
hi,
yes your Eagle Owl page was extremely helpful to me, as I am doing a project on the names of birds in different languages. It started out as an interest, being a Dutch national, living in Ireland for the last 23 years. Being a lover of my gardenbirds, and once you identify them by their english names and trying to remember the Dutch names, you start to notice the difference of describing the same birds with totally different names, as in a blue tit being a koolmees, wich means coal tit, while the English named coal tit is called a zwarte mees, as in black tit. (which I would personally call the great tit, if it was up to me)
For most gardenbirds I have got Dutch, German, French and Swedish names, thanks to a book from a friend of mine, yet I'd love to expand it with other, esp. European names.
Name : 2 sexy 4 u
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Date : 13 December 2006 16:57:28
From Page : intro_o2.html
yes this was very helpful for my english project thanx a million!!!!!!!!!!!
Name : Buzz
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Date : 12 December 2006 20:39:05
From Page : cbuzzard.html
Hiya, your web site is unique and very helpful. I work with a bird sanctuary and keep a common buzzard (with lots of help from the people who I work for). But I'm also interested in the wild birds, and found this website insightful and very comprehensive. However, on reading the other comments in your guestbook, I was saddened to see how many there are from people who have birds for the wrong reasons, and even want to breed them. Perhaps your website could include a page with more explicit warnings that birds of prey are not pets, and there's too many in captivity etc. But I'm not sure if that would help, as most people seem to have got the bird and THEN gone onto this website!
Still, we can't right all the wrongs in this world. I'll take a look at the Raptor Foundation's website now.
Replied by e-mail.
When I get the time, I will add my page of advice on keeping birds of prey, until then search through the archives of the comments pages.
Name : Rob Veitch
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Date : 20 November 2006 20:30:57
From Page : terms.html
very informative for a complete novice like myself.excellent description of equipment used unlike the majority of websites that cater for the more experienced falconer.
Name : Joe Bergeron
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Date : 19 November 2006 11:00:44
From Page : eeagleowl.html
Your pages are great, I've learned a lot that I didn;t know. What is missing is the breeding process. I Run a small zoo in Ont Canada and have 2 females and one male. Could you give me a hint on the best way to breed them. Thanking you in advance
Joe Bergeron
Replied by e-mail.
Unfortunately, I do not have experience in that area, so cannot be of help.
Name : Christopher Ricketts
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Date : 17 November 2006 22:08:38
From Page : secretary.html
I read(and enjoyed), your page after linking to it from a page about the Black Mamba. I served with VSO in Botswana in 1970, and was always concerned when out in the bush that I would come across a Black Mamba. I was following up a comment that an adult Secretary bird would attack even an adult Black Mamba. That would be a dual worth filming. If true, then perhaps I should have kept a Secretary bird as a pet and hiking companion.
Have you come across reports of the Secretary bird coming off 2nd. best in any confrontation ? Please let me know. Christopher Ricketts
Replied by e-mail.
I have come across 1 or 2 reports of Secretarybirds either being killed by poisonous snakes or blinded by venom getting into their eyes. The killing technique is a learned skill, so young unskilled birds are prone to being killed. Older birds whose reaction times are slowing are also more at risk.
Date : 2 November 2006 13:23:29
From Page : intro_h.html
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Name : Richard nordon
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Date : 1 November 2006 17:14:42
From Page : equipment.html
Yes it woz very help full but i would like to no how much the birds are to bye?
Replied by e-mail.
Gave the usual advice of getting lots of training and consider all the other costs first - maybe try out a falconry forum such as Falconry Questions.
Date : 29 October 2006 14:41:36
From Page : burrowowl.html
I FOUND SOME PARTS VERY CONFUSING you said burrowing owls where also called pairie dogs but in the information you state them as two different things!!!!!!!!
Replied by e-mail.
One of the names they are called is Prairie Dog Owl & they often use the disused nests of prairie dogs.
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Date : 29 October 2006 14:25:30
From Page : burrowowl.html
i'am doing an essay for school and this page has been very very helpfull thankyou
Name : Richard
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Date : 28 October 2006 10:08:21
From Page : intro_o.html
Found information on eyes and lack of a crop very interesting. Do you know if owls can be viewed under red liht without disturbing them?
Regards
Richard jackson
Replied by e-mail.
There was a study published in 1940 that concluded that owls eyes were insensitive to infrared light, although it is specific to a particular species of owl, it is likely that all owls are the same.
Name : Joanne Mayer
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Date : 14 October 2006 22:36:34
From Page : comments2005.html
I thoroughly enjoyed your site. I spent well over a hour vewing it all. Thank you. I've been involved with raptor rehabilitation for over ten years. My only regret was there were serval species not mentioned.
Thanks again for a very interesting hour!
Joanne Mayer
Replied by e-mail.
Date : 11 October 2006 04:05:12
From Page : intro_o2.html
I really like the information on owls. Everything is easy to read and easy on the eyes. Thank you.
Name : andy
Date : 8 October 2006 20:43:33
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From Page : equipment.html
The info was helpful, it would be nice to see some pictures of how jesses are attached to anklets and swivel, I'm on a falconry course and could do with all the help i can get.
CHEERS
Name : kim innes
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Date : 3 October 2006 08:26:34
From Page : shortearowl.html
I have found this page to be very helpful. I recently got a short eared owl handed to me through the sspca, it had been hit by a car and has lost the sight in one eye. But apart from that it is doing well. It was found in the area of tain ross-shire scotland. I am feedind it small chicks , mice and small birds, although the sad fact is that i cannot release the owl so it is a shame to keep these remarkable owls , but i know it will not be able to make it back into the wild so i have made a large aviary in the woodland next to the house where it has plenty room for flying about. This is the first short eared owl i have seen in this area, as I am an owl lover and have cared for many injured birds of prey and have released many back into the wild once 100percent better . kim innes
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Name : Jeremy Banyard
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Date : 15 September 2006 22:19:41
From Page : speagleowl.html
Your pages on the Spotted Eagle Owl were very helpful after a local bird of prey centre offered one such owl to us, to go along with our Barn Owl and Boobook Owl. Poppy, as she is now called was not mistreated by a previous owner but had not been kept in the best of conditions, although her condition is superb. She is settling nicely after 3 weeks, being new to handling equipment. Information that I gleaned from your site hs helped in her new 'upbringing'. Thanks
Name : Chris Hopper (Nick name "Chop"
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Date : 6 September 2006 09:10:09
From Page : intro.html
Hi
Been looking through your site and noticed that you asked for comments.
Your site is well presented and easy to navigate. Plus being very informative.
To improve the site, can I suggest that you offer advice on how to get started. What do I need to keep a bird healthy and happy?
I would love to own a European Eagle owl, but need to find reliable and responsible owners to learn from thier experience. Having difficulty doing that at the moment.
Regards
Chris.
Replied by e-mail.
I do get quite a lot of comments like yours or requests for help, so I really ought to put my replies in one place on my website - unfortunately, I seem to have very little time at the moment to add stuff to my own site. (see 2004 archive 16th May for example).
Basically what I recommend is getting as much experience as possible before even thinking about buying a bird - I've been working as a volunteer for over 8 years now & know how much time owning a bird would entail. Volunteering is a good way, or contacting a falconry club - I can find info if you need it - or befriending someone locally who owns a bird. Reading everything you can find is useful, but no where near as useful as the practical experience.
Also have an open mind - everyone is going to have different opinions, whatever they say, no one person has the right way of doing things. What works for one person will not always work for another - birds are just as much individuals as we are.
If you let me know where you live, maybe I can point you in the right direction of finding a local club. There is also a very good, friendly forum - Falconry Questions - that has a policy of being friendly to everyone especially beginners - people use the forum because of their love of the birds & desire to promote their welfare rather than massage their own egos (unlike some forums) - I highly recommend it - You may find someone local to yourself who may be able to offer advice.
Name : Graham
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Date : 27 August 2006 17:16:23
From Page : speagleowl.html
Do you know of anyone who has an adult male for sale? I have an egg laying hen wanting a mate.
Tried to reply by e-mail, but the address you left was wrong.
As stated before, I prefer not to help on buying/selling raptors. In the UK, I would direct people to such magazines as Cage & Aviary Birds or The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine or The Independant Bird Register or a falconry forum such as Falconry Questions. I have no information for other countries.
Name : Bernhard Potgieter
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Date : 25 August 2006 20:56:12
From Page : barnowl.html
I would like to build an owl box for spotted eagle owls as well as barn owls. Could you give me an idea how such a box should look (dimensions) and where would be the best place to place the boxes.
I live on a plot in Kyalami in Johannesburg with 2 hectares of land and plenty of rodents.
Thanks in advance
Bernhard
Replied by e-mail.
The website of
Dullstroom Bird of Prey & Rehabilitation
in Mpumalanga has information about owl boxes for both species.
Name : mary ann lehman
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Date : 22 August 2006 14:18:29
From Page : intro.html
I am a docent at the Little Rock Zoo in AR. I do the birds of prey shows and I'm running out of interesting things to say about BOP. Little known stuff! I'm presenting to the Audobon Society of AR and they are the bird experts but not BOP. I've presented before so I feel they don't want to hear the same old same old. Sound like a challenge? My husband shows the birds while I do the presentation. We'll be showing owls, hawks, falcon, and vulture.
Thank you for your website and the wonderful basic info. I'd love something humorous also. Not much, huh?
thanks
Mary Ann
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Name : Myron D. Stokes
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Date : 19 August 2006 13:09:52
From Page : redtail.html
Very much appreciated the data regarding the Red-Tailed Hawk. My search represented an interest in RTH's rattlesnake capture process.
Presentation is excellent, and site formatting user-friendly.
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Name : david aspden
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Date : 16 August 2006 23:29:25
From Page : terms.html
i was interested in terms haggard and passage.
thanks for supplying the information.
just clicked down and saw your pic of a black eagle.
i visited a chap in south africa, called brian jones i think, who had formed a bond with a female who thought he was her mate.
he obtained a licence to replace one of the two eggs from a breeding pair, black eagles practice cannanism, and use the fertile egg for his female to incubate.
have you heard of this man?
Replied by e-mail.
Name : Jenny Smith
Date : 16 August 2006 22:53:43
From Page : comments2004.html
I thought your site was great and very informative. I would just like to mention that although flying displays are not guranteed every day at gentleshaw wildife centre, we do fly the birds every day, either during experience days or just to exersise them, so there is a very good chance that visitors would see the birds fly. we also do falconry courses for those considering taking on a bird of prey.
Replied by e-mail & updated the Places To Go page with this info.
Name : russ
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Date : 16 August 2006 17:41:17
From Page : redtail.html
as an absolute beginer,still learning as much as i can from books,the next step being a course,i have found this very helpful,thanks
Name : PT
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Date : 9 August 2006 13:35:50
From Page : comments1.html
I am looking to get a Haris Hawk & was looking for details on housing,
when I came across this site which has give me some useful background.
However was disappointed that the reply to a previous e mailer on housing was not directly accessible, perhaps you could send me the details as well. I don't have 25'x25' and would like to know min. sizes
that are acceptable.
Replied by e-mail.
For various reasons, I will not give specific advice on owning birds of prey. But I will do my best to point you in the right direction to receive advice.
I always recommend reading as many books, by as many different authors, as possible. Plus contacting a local falconry club and, if possible, getting personal experience by helping out at a local centre.
Name : Keith Bradbury
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Date : 20 July 2006 16:51:19
From Page : eeagleowl.html
Helped me to almost certainly confirm that I saw an Euroasian Eagle Owl in Wales last night (20th July 2006)
Name : Margaret Moreira
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Date : 11 July 2006 22:44:00
From Page : comments1.html
I have large black birds at my feeder, they sre killing the small ones and chasing them away for the seed.
Is there anything I can do to keep them away?
Unfortunately I can't be of help here - as the large black birds are eating the seed and not the small birds, then they are not birds of prey.
Name : David McCay
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Date : 11 July 2006 02:12:27
From Page : intro_h2.html
I found this site helpful in its general content, most of which I was not aware of. I wonder if you have further information on Hawks (or other raptors, Owls, for example) as messengers. And, if so, what type of messages they are supposed to carry.
I've had an extraordinary six months or so during which 20 or 30 hawks (and in the last two weeks two owls) have crossed the path of my vehicles in very close proximity, and since I cannot remember this ever happening, even once, in the rest of my life, I am curious as to how such an unusual cascade of events might be interpreted.
Any help would be appreciated.
Peace,
David
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Name : Terry Gourlay
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Date : 3 July 2006 14:45:05
From Page : redkite.html
Hi There,
I am an expat living in Australia,left in '54 when there were so few of these lovely Birds,lived in Darwin NT for years where their Cousin the Black Kite is despite what is said,a declining migrant in the early 60's dozens could be seen in the sky most days in the Dry season....look I found your site so heartening an inspiration really what a lot of hard work went into all the repopulation programs,and what a bonzer job you have done on your site,thankyou,
Terry.
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Name : DPeutherer
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Date : 30 June 2006 17:11:29
From Page : snowyowl.html
Adult male snowy owl seen 3 miles north of Scourie / 1 mile south of Tarbet in north west of Scotland in June 2006. Reported to RSPB in Edinburgh, local bird watching tour guide and bird watchers. Mat have been same bird as was reported having been seen by someone else near Ullapool to the south of Scourie.
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Name : Marion
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Date : 23 June 2006 17:02:30
From Page : redkite.html
Thank you for this page. It was extremely helpful as it aided me in confirming what I think was a Red Kite in Cambridgeshire, which I am soooo excitied about!!!
With many thanks.
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Name : Lou Celenza
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Date : 22 June 2006 23:47:46
From Page : comments1.html
I am in need of some help. I just spotted what appeared to be a Red-Tailed Hawk on the ground near my home. It obviously belonged to a falconer because I could see the leather straps on its legs. It did not appear injured. I waited but did not see anyone so I am assuming it got away from its owner. Is there a website or some sort of list(listserv) where I can post its location?
Replied by email
Uunfortunately you didn't tell me where you were based - I'm assuming somewhere in the USA rather than UK. All I can suggest is trying to find a falconry association in your state or contacting the North American Falconers Association - they may be able to direct you to the correct place.
In the UK, rescue centres such as The Raptor Foundation may be able to help or report the bird on a falconry forum such as Falconry Questions where there are likely to be falconers from various parts of the country online throughout the day.
Name : Bill
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Date : 21 June 2006 17:10:55
From Page : comments1.html
Hi Paul,
As I have told you in the past I find your pages on birds of prey very helpful and informative.
I was wondering if you could help, a trainee of mine was given a picture (painting ) of an owl called Bubo Maximus, is this the old name for the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo Bubo?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Bill
Replied by email
Bubo maximus does appear to be an old name for the Eurasian Eagle Owl (now Bubo bubo).
I have found references of use of the nakme up to 1902, but haven't been able to find any reference to when the Latin name changed to Bubo bubo.
Name : Joann Strunk
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Date : 19 June 2006 17:48:37
From Page : intro_o2.html
I am making a "Book of Owls" an owlluminated manuscript(ha ha), as a gift for my sister and your site was very helpful. Thank you so much and owl be seeing you.
Please, no more of the puns - they are owlful.
Name : glyn
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Date : 12 June 2006 12:57:16
From Page : harris.html
this site is very helpful as im a beginer with a harris hawk i used her last year in the feild and did very well in the feild with her. i put her down to malt in december and was wondering how to tell when she finished malting and how long it takes.
regards glyn
Answered by e-mail, directing him to the Falconry Questions forum.
Name : Anthony Escott-Watson
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Date : 30 May 2006 22:32:11
From Page : osprey.html
Just a little sidenote. of no real interest
The Afrikaans name for the Osprey is Visvalk (fisheagle) confusing, but there you are. THe fisheagle is Visarend.
Of great interest thanks, page has been updated.
Name : King of the JUNGLE
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Date : 10 May 2006 00:50:54
From Page : redtail.html
yo, dude i like totally live in the bushes but don't think because i live in the bushes i don't have a lap-tap. you see there is this stupid friking hawk who obviously has a nest near where i live i think i'm gonna try and kill him do you think that is a good idea dude oh and by the way you could improve on your information if that is the word, totally.
My suggestion would be to move to a different set of bushes, if you kill him it will only start a blood-feud between your family and the hawks family which will be perpetuated down the generations. Beware, Red-tailed Hawks really know how to bear a grudge and even by making the suggestion you have put your life at risk, be scared, in fact, be very scared.
PS - other than making the public aware of Red-tailed Hawks keeping up blood-feuds forever and a day, how can I improve the information.
Name : Whitney
Date : 10 May 2006 00:33:43
From Page : redtail.html
Did not help any at all you people should think about giving up
I could think about giving up or you could let me know what information you wanted and I could try harder to be of help. If you care to e-mail me, I will reply either to give you the information or at least point you in the right direction.
Name : Gail Allison
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Date : 8 May 2006 22:45:39
From Page : intro_h2.html
Paul, thanks for pointing out the information. I guess that I hadn't read and searced as carefully as I should have. Sorry, too, about not responding directly to your email, but my husband inadvertently deleted the message you sent. So just a big thank you for pointing the info out to me. I appreciate it. It will be useful to me in the future.
Name : Marie
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Date : 5 May 2006 13:29:28
From Page : intro_o2.html
What about seeing two owls together?
Replied by e-mail.
Sorry, haven't found anything relating to this.
Name : Henry Frost
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Date : 30 April 2006 21:15:25
From Page : cbuzzard.html
i like the things you said about it and iam going to get one
Replied by email.
Along with the advice to get as much training as possible.
Name : gail allison
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Date : 29 April 2006 02:19:54
From Page : terms.html
I really found the information informative. However it did not answer my question. I am searching to find if a group of hawks soaring overhead has a group name such as quails do , i.e. bevy. I can't seem to locate that info anywhere and if you know the answer or even if you don't I would appreicate knowing that. Perhaps they are just called a flock, but I am really trying to find out if they have a specific moniker. Thanks for your help.
Replied by email.
A Kettle Of Hawks.
The information is here, maybe I should move it to the page on terms.
Name : andrew hicks
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Date : 28 April 2006 11:57:58
From Page : wtseaeagle.html
ii want to know how to get hold of an eagle- any european species, for an aviary
Replied by email.
I am not prepared to give out names of any breeders/dealers that I know to people that I do not personally know. But I believe the following sources of information do ensure that they only deal with reputable breeders/dealers and have directed Andrew to the adverts section of "Cage & Aviary Bird" magazine and also the IBR.
Along with the advice to get as much training as possible.
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Date : 27 April 2006 12:25:09
From Page : intro_o2.html
Thank you so very much for posting this fascinating essay on the meaning of owl omens across different cultures of the world and at different times. My home is close to about 100 acres of protected hardwoods though otherwise in a huge housing development and last night I heard an owl hooting for quiet a long period...so many hoots I lost count...so to read that 9 hoots meant good fortune was instructive. Also because once before a few years ago I heard an owl hoot in the middle of the night with great frequency too and recalled some very positive events ensuing in my life. Therefore this experience did not jive with negative occurances typically predicted with exposure to the owl hoots...Asian Indian concept of the owl and the owl association with Lakshmi goddess of fortune, is what made the most sense !!!
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Name : Mrs. Pat...teacher
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Date : 9 April 2006 01:25:47
From Page : redtail.html
Your page was very helpful. I teach a class of pre-kindergarteners and we watch the red tails fly over our playground several times a week. The children ask questons and so naturally I needed to find some answers. You sight and some others have helped me put together a unit on these birds for my little ones. I am now looking for more pictures and some hands on articles for them (toy, replicas,etc)
Keep up your good work.
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Date : 6 April 2006 00:43:53
From Page : goshawk.html
Thanks for the information. Keep up the good work. I've been searching for helpful information regarding a hawk that frequents our property. The historical information was especially interesting!
Name : jana jawad
Date : 30 March 2006 16:24:11
From Page : burrowowl.html
it was helpful
Name : Alan Parkinson
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Date : 30 March 2006 10:03:50
From Page : cbuzzard.html
Hi,Many thanks for the info gleaned on Buzzards, I was looking for the RSPB website for info on buzzards and stumbled across yours. I run every day in the countryside around here and consequently have a keen interest in the wild life in these parts.Around this time last year whilst out on my run I sat and watched in awe as a pair of Buzzards "courted" in the sky. They were very high in the sky and cavorted on the wing until a flock of rooks came to spoil the fun,the rooks split up the pair and drove them away in opposite directions.
Within the last 4 weeks the pair have suddenly reappeared, and I see them nearly every day whilst on my run.I have heard them calling to each other on several occasions and I do hope they will stay around this time. I have still seen the pesty rooks anoying them.Have you any advice.
Replied by email.
Unfortunately, there is very little that can be done about the rooks mobbing buzzards (except maybe a trained peregrine, though that would probably scare off the buzzards).
Last year I spent a fascinating half hour or so watching a pair of buzzards hunting in a field while being mobbed by a pair of rooks. One buzzard would slowly circle the field fairly low, trailed by the other buzzard much higher up. The lower buzzard had a pair of rooks following, one close to each wing, slowly forcing it down to the ground. When it was close to the ground, the other buzzard would swoop in, threatening the two rooks. The rooks would then mob the other buzzard, which then slowly circled the field while the other buzzard went up high and rested until it's partner was forced too close to the ground and would then swoop down etc, etc. The buzzards eventually gave in hunting in that field and flew off to the next field, leaving the rooks to their own territory.
As much as I love all of the birds of prey, in the wild I think they should be left to their own devices, nature has it's own ways of coping, sometimes to the apparent detriment of some of the raptors, sometimes to their prey. Trying to scare off their attackers, so we can enjoy them, alters that balance and we can't guarantee that it will be to the benefit of the birds of prey.
Name : John Quinn
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Date : 27 March 2006 12:44:53
From Page : cbuzzard.html
Have spotted what I thimk are a pair of buzzards over the forestnearby to our house. Is there something anyone can do to protect these magnificent creatures. Planning permission imminent for large scale building in this exact area from Louth County Council.
Is ther any interested body which can investigate and identify these birds and put some plan into effect to afford some protection for the birds?
Yours sincerely
John Quinn
Replied by email.
As for protection, all birds of prey are protected under British law, this protection does go as far as protecting active nesting sites. So if the buzzards are nesting, then any work in the area would have to be stopped (as far as I understand the law) until the young have hatched and fledged. Unfortunately, then building work can progress. I think the body you would have to contact regarding this is DEFRA.
We have had a similar problem close to where I work, with a small untended copse now being a building site - the area attracted several kestrels and regularly a pair of buzzards, which I often saw, but now they have gone. Loss of habitat is still a major problem and the situation doesn't look like its going to improve.
Name : jhyyjty
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Date : 21 March 2006 09:18:33
From Page : Unknown
no it was rubbish
But why ?
Name : Kiki
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Date : 15 March 2006 18:12:37
From Page : intro_o2.html
Nothing about the Burrowing owl. it did not help me
Replied by email, pointing out the page on Burrowing Owls.
Name : Brian Timmins
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Date : 13 March 2006 22:12:45
From Page : harris.html
Very informative site. Concise and straight to the point. Thanks
Name : martyn t attwell
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Date : 6 March 2006 20:38:02
From Page : cbuzzard.html
found your site very informative, I rcently moved to ireland and we are up the top in Donegal, which is an area for buzzards, Iv seen them high gliding along and being chased by crows, we have a vey large population of crows/rooks. when chatting to a local farmer if he had info on a gold eagle that had been seen in the area, he replied no but ther are vulchers, which i later managed to identify as the buzard.
Regards Martyn
Name : Tom O'Boyle
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Date : 1 March 2006 06:36:53
From Page : speagleowl.html
Great site, do you have any CD or DVD based infermation, we live in Southern Africa and spend most weekends in the bush where there is no electricty phone lines or mobile phone signels, I'm involved in training people to become game rangers and safari rangers/guides, so having such info on a dirk would be great,
Thanks and regards
Tom O'Boyle
Name : Tolkine
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Date : 26 February 2006 18:03:06
From Page : speagleowl.html
I have an afinity for owls and it was very informative. Well done.
Name : pete davey
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Date : 12 February 2006 22:03:01
From Page : eeagleowl.html
I have just picked up 2 European eagle owls 1 male 1 female they have been bred in captivity and always kept in an aviary, I am hoping to get them flying just to let them spread there wings if anything, I have no intention in using them to hunt but would really like to see them breed if you could offer me any advice as to how I would do this it would be much appreciated please get in touch as soon as possible
Thank you
pete davey
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Name : nick brace
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Date : 10 February 2006 21:08:59
From Page : Unknown
a very good explanation of the gos, very informative,well done,
Name : rachel may
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Date : 8 February 2006 20:47:40
From Page : intro_o2.html
i am a brownies brown owl what breed of owl was called a brown owl please if you know a
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I can't find any information about how & why Guides/Brownies leaders are named after owls.
Brown Owl is a common name throughout the UK for the Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) and I think this is the most likely species.
There is another species that is sometimes called a Brown Owl, correctly known as the Jungle (or Sooty-backed) Hawk Owl (Ninox theomacha). (It's French name is Chouette brune, which translates as Brown Owl). It is a smallish owl only found in New Guinea and very little is known about it, so it very unlikely this would be the owl Brown Owls are named after.
Name : T. Carter
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Date : 8 February 2006 13:57:01
From Page : redtail.html
Thanks for a lot of interesting information: I was looking up folklore about red-tail hawks because we rescued one about 10 weeks before my daughter was born in 2004 and then on Sunday, about 10 weeks before my second child is due, we came home to find a red-tail perched in a tree above our house. Freaky.
Name : James
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Date : 3 February 2006 18:19:25
From Page : cbuzzard.html
Very informative, thank you. I'm a visitor from America, trying to photograph Buteo-Buteo. Thank you. J
Name : Roy
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Date : 2 February 2006 02:48:00
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thank you. It's reads well and is informative.
Name : maggie
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Date : 31 January 2006 11:37:28
From Page : bibliolink.html
I did find this site very helpful, can you give me info on any courses local to us, we live on the Shropshire /North Wales border. many thanks, maggie
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Name : Angela
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Date : 26 January 2006 20:30:15
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Do you know where I may be able to get a feather of a snowy/white owl? my son is doing a project on the owls and has to do a display board.
Thank you
Angela Bogers
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Name : Kenneth Myron Bonnell
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Date : 26 January 2006 19:57:01
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Excellent site! I've just only learned of a falconer in my area, and will soon contact him to inquire about taking photos. Presently, for the Mississippi Museum of Natural History, I am monitoring a Bald Eagle's nest a short distance from my home.
Name : David Black
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Date : 24 January 2006 18:23:55
From Page : guestbook2005.html
Does any one know Why were the Imperial Eagle and Spanish Eagle so closely related that they were considered to be the same bird in different areas, which are miles apart? Thanks Dave
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Up till recently the Spanish Imperial Eagle was considered to be a subspecies of the (Eastern) Imperial Eagle (I.E => Aquila heliaca, S.I.E => Aquila heliaca adalbertii). Many people now treat the Spanish Imperial Eagle as a species in its own right (Aquila adalbertii).
As with several other birds of prey, it is only now with modern DNA techniques that it is possibly to cleary identify individual species. Much taxonomic separation was down on all sorts of parameters - size, colour, calls etc - as much of this is subjective to the person doing the classification, it was very easy to decide that if two species looked & sounded very similar that one may be a subspecies of the other despite their physcal separation.
Although now currently separated by some distance, it may have been thought that the Imperial Eagle had a wider distribution as far as Spain and at some point the group in Spain became isolated. Some Imperial Eagles are also migrate to parts of Africa, it would have been possible for a small group to have ended up in Spain at some point. In either of these cases, through subsequent generations the group may have evolved through being a sub-species to being a species in its own right.
Name : simon humphreys
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Date : 21 January 2006 00:20:29
From Page : harris.html
I am new to falconry, and am looking to get as much information on different birds as possible before I buy one.
From what I have been told and read the Harris Hawk is one of the best birds for a beginner, so I need to find actual info on housing feeding and welfare of these birds.
I will have a 25ft x 25ft enclosed area for the bird but I need to find out alot more yet, is this area big enough? This is a good informative site, but I need the basics as mentioned above to get me started
Simon Humphreys
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My apologies to anyone making an entry prior to 21 Jan, I managed to lose some of the comments.