Archive for the 'Species' Category
Friday, October 7th, 2011
I have the privilege of training 3 different South East Asian Crested Goshawk this year. All of the hawk is not belong to me but belong to some other falconer friends. First hawk is an adult female passage bird. She was adult and have very bad condition when my friend get her (from some keeper [...]
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
After many failed attempt to import bird of prey. This time I try Gabar Goshawk. This bird is a very small bird of prey. The exporter quote me USD150 per head FOB. The main concern that I have is that the bird didn’t survive when reach my country… hopefully they are sturdy enough to survive. [...]
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
I have contacted and exporter from west Africa and he send me a price list contain African Goshawk and Gabar Goshawk. The price he quote is very attractive and I feel keen to it. However, since my budget is very small and I also thinking of getting the african hawk eagle, it make me a [...]
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
I somehow manage to get in touch with someone that can offer me passage African Hawk Eagle… I have made the order and now waiting for the CITES and all the necessary document. Hopefully everthing is fine and I can get a good quality bird soonest… Here is some information about african hawk eagle in [...]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Black-and-white Hawk-eagle Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Subclass: Neornithes Infraclass: Neognathae Superorder: Neoaves Order: Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) Family: Accipitridae Genus: Spizaetus Species: S. melanoleucus Binomial name Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816) Synonyms Buteo melanoleucus Vieillot, 1816 [...]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Spizaetus Species: S. tyrannus Binomial name Spizaetus tyrannus (Wied, 1820) The Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus), also known as the Tyrant Hawk-Eagle,[1] is a species of eagle found from central [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
I never know that there are black barn owl… it look nice… This young barn owl is one in a million after being born with a rare genetic condition that has made her feathers jet black. Sable, who is two years old, suffers from melanism, a 100,000-to-one gene mutation that makes her the exact opposite [...]
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
After ospreys flocked to several of the nesting towers Verizon built in Monmouth and Ocean counties last year, the company is providing funding for the construction of four more such towers in the state. The announcement was made Thursday (Oct. 23) at the dedication of the latest nesting tower, built in Ocean City. Mayor Salvatore [...]
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
This is very interesting article. I found this article from thesudburystar.com The MAG: Science North talks turkey – Science in the North It may be Thanksgiving, but let me assure you this column has nothing to do with the holiday. Actually, the science facts contained in this write-up could possibly make some people a little [...]
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
They are more at home feeding on carcasses in the middle of the desert – so a Black Country woman was more than a little surprised to see a giant vulture perched on top of a neighbour’s house. Busy preening itself on a rooftop in Scholar’s Walk, Rushall, the bird was photographed by shocked resident [...]
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