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An Oxfordshire wildlife group has started a campaign to raise awareness of red kites and encourage people to stop feeding them. Mike Acreman, trustee of Wild About Wallingford, said there had been ...
Red Kite at Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Wales, a local feeding ground. The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species currently breeds only in Europe, though it formerly also bred in west Asia and northwest Africa.
RAF Benson near Oxford says big birds of prey and military aircraft are ‘never a good mix’
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Red and Black Kites were thought of as a sign of spring and a marker that was used by farmers to determine when they should shear their sheep. It was also considered to be a greedy and malevolent animal that killed young children and stole from the people. [68] The Eurasian Wryneck was connected with erotic magic in Ancient Rome and Greece ...
Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi, dense forests, common Water vole , Microtus richardsoni , riparian, occasional Bushy-tailed woodrat , Neotoma cinerea , rocky slopes, common
The roe deer was also a prominent prey item in the French Pyrenees (14.9%) and Switzerland (14.6%), respectively. [33] [91] In several parts of the Scottish Highlands, red deer (Cervus elaphus) are eaten with some regularity, the maximum representation there being 22.3% of prey remains in the Northwest Highlands. [10]
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