Okhna Buys Baby Eagles to Release into his Palm Plantations
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Re: Okhna Buys Baby Eagles to Release into his Palm Plantations
Kites are adaptable insofar as they will scavenge and eat carrion, but as far as hunting actual prey goes, their soaring and gliding flight style does not work in tightly packed plantation/forestry (hawks with their shorter wings and dynamic burst flight style are far better suited to hunt in the palm oil plantations that these birds are earmarked for release in) they may well survive but to do so it’ll be because they’ve scarpered from the plantations and headed for open country.AndyKK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:06 pmSternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:35 am Ignorance, good will, self interest, mythical powers, sentimentality, easy answers, ego, kindness, impunity...
Where do you start? This story contains all of these and more.
Anyway, it's a long row we have to hoe.
- to explain to Khmers how they can save the things they love so much.
(and they do)
A thousand years of mystical thinking has given Khmers a deep reverence and symbolic standing for it's wildlife - but that very same 1000 year denial of Science/empirical truth is now Cambodia's biggest threat - ESPecially notable when it comes to managing its environment and natural resources.
At least... we do have that deep innate reverence as a starting point.I think in this case because of the number of them, that we see the Okhna has, someone is breeding them. Also Kites are very adaptable.Chad Sexington wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:57 amI think you are correct, most likely black kites.
If so, they are not ideally suited for hunting in palm plantations, they are more suited to hunting open country, soaring in search of their prey.
From Wikipedia
Food and foraging[edit]
Black kites are most often seen gliding and soaring on thermals as they search for food. Their flight is buoyant and the bird glides effortlessly, changing directions easily. They will swoop down with their legs lowered to snatch small live prey, fish, household refuse and carrion, for which behaviour they are known in British military slang as the shite-hawk. They are opportunist hunters and have been known to take birds, bats,[19] and rodents.[20][21] They are attracted to smoke and fires, where they seek escaping prey.[22] It has been claimed in native Australian beliefs, that kites spread fires by picking and dropping burning twigs so as to flush prey.[23] The Indian populations are well adapted to living in cities and are found in densely populated areas. Large numbers may be seen soaring in thermals over cities. In some places, they will readily swoop and snatch food held by humans.[14][24] Black kites in Spain prey on nestling waterfowl especially during summer to feed their young. Predation of nests of other pairs of black kites has also been noted.[25] Kites have also been seen to tear and carry away the nests of baya weavers in an attempt to obtain eggs or chicks.[26]
Also a little on the red kite
http://yorkshireredkites.net/general/hi ... %20Century.
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Re: Okhna Buys Baby Eagles to Release into his Palm Plantations
Not sure the Okna knows what he is getting into..
Biological Arsonists : Black Kites Causing Fires in Australia
min 1:25
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... tes+darwin
Biological Arsonists : Black Kites Causing Fires in Australia
min 1:25
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... tes+darwin
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