Yesterday at the Renaissance Festival , I learned quite a lot about birds of prey. We were told that not only is it illegal to own a bird of prey, but it is illegal to have even a feather off of one of these birds.
There are many fascinating things about these birds. But the one fact that really held my attention was the amount of gripping strength in their talons. One hawk has as much as 250 pounds of gripping strength per inch in his talon! They are amazing to watch as they swoop down upon their prey. And then seeing him open his wings to guard his catch is fascinating as well.
We were even taught how important vultures are to our environment.
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