bird of prey
noun phrase
: a carnivorous bird (such as a hawk, eagle, vulture, or owl) that feeds wholly or chiefly on meat taken by hunting or on carrion : raptor
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In previous years working with Wild Wings, the center saw birds of prey injured from hitting windows; hit by vehicles; shot by pellet or BB guns; sickened by pesticides or rat poison; or stuck in glue traps, barbed wire or fishing line.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Play also creates beauty in countless ways, from the aerial acrobatics of birds of prey to the arcing, twisting leaps of dolphins.
—David Toomey, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2024
For more than two decades, the Institute Meyer founded in Gainesville, Florida has fitted birds of prey with tiny backpacks to learn more about their movements and inform their protection and conservation.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
The situation got so crowded in the three rooms that have air-conditioning at the park that the staff had to put up sheets or curtains to separate the birds of prey from other birds that are their prey.
—Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Play also creates beauty in countless ways, from the aerial acrobatics of birds of prey to the arcing, twisting leaps of dolphins.
—David Toomey, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2024
For more than two decades, the Institute Meyer founded in Gainesville, Florida has fitted birds of prey with tiny backpacks to learn more about their movements and inform their protection and conservation.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
The situation got so crowded in the three rooms that have air-conditioning at the park that the staff had to put up sheets or curtains to separate the birds of prey from other birds that are their prey.
—Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
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“Bird of prey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%20of%20prey. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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