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Hornbills feed in banyan tree May 12 2008
On a cool, breezy morning in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, the Earth-Touch crew visited a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) to watch birds and other wildlife feeding on the fruit.
Tags: banyan, bird, eagle, fig, forest, gibbon, hornbill, khao yai, mammal, monitor, pigeon, reptile, snake, thailand, treeDid you know? African fish eagle Oct 2 2007
This fairly large eagle is related to the North American bald eagle, and looks quite similar. As its name suggests, the African fish eagle feeds mainly on fish but it has been known to eat the chicks of shore birds or even, rarely, monkeys, frogs and lizards.
Tags: african fish eagle, bird, chick, eagle, frog, lizard, monkey, preyClip captures Okavango’’s essence Sep 5 2007
In the Earth-Touch clip, A commotion in the colony, darters and cormorants and their young beladen a tree in the Okavango Delta, while a fish eagle and a crocodile wait, hopeful their patience will be repaid with an easy meal.
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Bald eagle numbers growing in 2 US states Aug 24 2007
Bald eagles were once on the brink of extinction, but now seem to be doing well – at least in the north-eastern states of Maine and New Hampshire in the United States.
The Boston Globe reported earlier this month that there were 14 nesting pairs in New Hampshire this year, and that in Maine, the number of fledglings had increased from 266 fledged eaglets in 2001 to 316 last year.
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