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Maya

Most farmers see the little birds as pests, though it is more the farmer and the kainginero, and not the bird, who are invaders in the Maya’s traditional habitats with their plantations and kaingins. It is nature’s way of cutting man down to size that the Mayas periodically raid the ripening fields of rice grains that farmers and kaingineros impertinently sow in lands that are rightfully the domain of the little birds. Sounds familiar? Hmmmm.... Read On

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The Philippine Monkey-Eating Eagle

The Philippine Monkey eating Eagle was named the national bird of the Philippines in 1995.

The Monkey-eating Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi, is a fine forest eagle of the Philippines. It has remarkably strong legs and an extremely deep and compressed bill. It is about 3 feet tall with a 6-1/2 foot wingspan. It weighs about 14 pounds. The average life expectancy is anywhere from 30 to 60 years.

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Short-toed Eagle

National Bird of Spain: Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

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The Owl

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