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Binginwarri Landcare group
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Raptors have defining characteristics such as hooked bills, are carnivorous and most significantly use their powerful feet to catch and kill their prey. Owls are included here, although not true raptors they have the same characteristics.
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Australian Hobby, Falco longipennis. (AK)
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Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus notatus. (AK)
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Black-shouldered Kite on nest. (AK)
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Swamp (Marsh) Harrier, Circus approximans. (AK)
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White-bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster, Family Acciptitridae (Eagles, Hawks, Kites & Osprey) Despite its name, this majestic bird is often found hunting in, and breeding on, inland waterways. (KP)
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White Bellied Sea Eagle, (AK)
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White Bellied Sea Eagle nest. (JM)
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Brown Falcon, Falco berrigora. (AK)
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Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax, Family Accipitridae (Eagles, Hawks, Kites & Osprey) These majestic birds are still thought by some farmers to prey on stock and are shot and poisoned to this day! (AK)
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Wedge-tailed Eagle. (AK)
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Wedge-tailed Eagle. (KB)
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Southern Boobook Owl or sometimes known as Mopoke, Ninox novaeseelandiae, Family Strigidae (The larger of the 2 families of Owls). Australia's smallest and most common owl. (KP)
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Spotted Harrier, Circus assimilis. (AK)
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Spotted Harrier. (KP)
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Bird photographs contributed by Kim Baggaley, Alison Kuiter, Kaye Proudley and John McClumpha |
