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Welcome
to Reef!
Reef is a young Harris Hawk who hatched here
at the centre after being artifically incubated. As Reef was quite
a large chick it was thought that he was a she, however as he has
grown it has become obvious that he is definitely male.
He has made excellent progress and has just been moved from his
nursery quarters into an aviary to give him a chance to really stretch
his wings and experiment with his power of flight.
Reef will evenutally be used to teach our course students as well
as accompanying one day fun day students through the woods surrounding
the lake.
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Harris Hawk
Facts |
Name:
Harris Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus
Size: 52-58cm
Wingspan: 115-120cm
Range: Found throughout the Northern Hemisphere,
incl. Russia, Europe, North America and Canada.The Harris Hawk is
found from Arizona and Mexico in North America through Central America
down as far as North Chile and Argentina in South America.
Conservation: The Harris Hawk is currently expanding
its range further into North America. |
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