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King Vulture

elo — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:09:00 +0200

King vultures are tropical vultures that can be found in South and Central America. As all the other vultures, they eat carcass using their little but resistant beak. They have a very developed smell.

source : flickr (True_Bavarian) and wikipedia

Bald Eagle

elo — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:35:00 +0200

Bald eagles are North America birds of prey well known for being the USA emblem. Even though the English name is bald eagle, they aren’t exactly belonging to the eagle family. They are recognisable by their head and white tail as much as by their large yellow beak. They live around rivers, lakes, and near coasts where they eat other birds and fish corpses (He can steal those from other predators). They build very large and high nests (sometimes as high as 1 metre) on the ground or in high trees.

source : flickr (creativity+) and wikipedia

Eurasian Eagle Owl

elo — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 06:41:00 +0200

Biggest European bird of prey, it can be found everywhere in Europe where it likes to nest on cliffs or castle ramparts. Its preys can be rodents, rabbits, mice or birds (including other birds of prey). It can travel for several dozen kilometres in one hunting night

source : flickr ( The Cats Jungle) and wikipedia

Atlantic Puffin

elo — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:00:00 +0200

Seabirds feeding by diving fish and zooplankton, it lives in the north Atlantic islands. It’s characterized by its whining scream and its red (or yellow depending on the season) webbed legs.

source : flickr (**ANNE) and wikipedia