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Free Preview: The Wonderful World of Owls | Bird Academy • The Cornell Lab
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Enjoy this preview of content from the self-paced online course The Wonderful World of Owls. From Lesson 1: What Makes an Owl an Owl Owls are instantly recognizable, but what truly sets them apart f...Raptors are well known as the lords of the skies and are dramatic hunters. Their name is derived from the Latin word raptare, which means to seize. Eeagles, hawks, buzzards, harriers, kites, falcons, vultures and the Secretarybird are found in this group. The Strigiformes - the night hunters, which includes some owls - are also classified as raptors.
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Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Los Angeles CA
Photographed by Henser Villela
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