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Birds<\/mark><\/strong> are Warm-Blooded Vertebrates<\/mark><\/strong> (have a Backbone). \nThey have feathers and beaks, wings instead of front legs or arms, and lay eggs.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Birds of Prey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Birds of Prey<\/a><\/mark><\/strong> are predators that hunt other animals for food…birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and large insects. Birds of Prey<\/mark><\/strong> have hooked-shaped beaks and specialized, powerful feet with sharp talons to catch and kill prey.  This includes Raptors<\/mark><\/strong> like eagles and hawks, which are diurnal and hunt during the day as well as Owls<\/mark><\/strong> that are largely nocturnal, hunting at night.  Although both are Birds of Prey Raptors<\/mark><\/strong> and Owls<\/mark><\/strong> are not closely related.  Owls may seem \u201cfluffier\u201d than Raptors. They <\/strong>have special feathers that make their flight virtually silent. Owls also appear more bulky and less streamlined than most Raptors, as they are built for short and strong bursts of flight; rather than the soaring flight of hawks or eagles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raptors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
We have mostly seen seen Raptors<\/mark><\/strong> from a distance, like when we saw some of the endangered California Condors<\/a><\/mark><\/strong> soaring above us, at High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park<\/mark><\/strong>.  We saw an Eagle<\/mark><\/strong> in a nest in Everglades National Park<\/mark><\/strong> and saw a pair of Bald Eagles<\/a><\/mark><\/strong> in the Channel Islands National Park<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n