Copyright 2019 by Maxwell Eaton III
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press is a division of Holtzbrinck
Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
The art for this book was created using pen and ink with digital coloring.
mackids.com All rights reserved Our eBooks may be purchased in bulk for promotional, educational, or business use.
Please contact the Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932714 First edition, 2019
Book design by Jennifer Browne T hese are all hawks. |
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| Copyright 2019 by Maxwell Eaton III
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press is a division of Holtzbrinck
Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
The art for this book was created using pen and ink with digital coloring.
mackids.com All rights reserved Our eBooks may be purchased in bulk for promotional, educational, or business use.
Please contact the Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at
1-800-221-7945, ext.5442, or by e-mail at . eISBN: 978-1-250-76394-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932714 First edition, 2019
Book design by Jennifer Browne T hese are all hawks.
The hawk family includes birds of many
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| The hawk family includes birds of many
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| The hawk family includes birds of many
shapes and sizes.
Here are just a few that spend time in North America.
Most hawks share five features that make them deadly hunters. |
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| Most hawks share five features that make them deadly hunters.
Hunting starts with watching for prey
while flying high in the air, low over the
ground, or waiting on a perch. Some hawks can see ultraviolet light,
which humans cant see. |
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| Hunting starts with watching for prey
while flying high in the air, low over the
ground, or waiting on a perch. |
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| Hunting starts with watching for prey
while flying high in the air, low over the
ground, or waiting on a perch.
Some hawks can see ultraviolet light,
which humans cant see. The urine and
feces (pee and poop) some rodents mark
their tracks with glow like a map
showing where they are.
Once a meal is spotted, many hawks will
tuck in their wings and dive or stoop
straight down at their prey. |
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| At the last second, the hawk will open
its wings, swing its feet forward,
and grab its victim. |
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| Once a meal is spotted, many hawks will
tuck in their wings and dive or stoop
straight down at their prey.
Some hawks eat just about
anything they can catch.
Some hawks eat just about
anything they can catch.
Others have more specific tastes.
Snail kites fly low over pools of
water, snatching up freshwater
apple snails rising to the surface. |
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| Bald eagles specialize in
catching fish. |
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| Some hawks eat just about
anything they can catch. Others have more specific tastes.
Snail kites fly low over pools of
water, snatching up freshwater
apple snails rising to the surface. Bald eagles specialize in
catching fish. |
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| Golden eagles have even been seen
knocking and dragging young
Dall sheep off cliffs to eat
on the rocks below.
Along with hunting, finding a mate
and raising babies takes up much of a
hawks year.
Along with hunting, finding a mate
and raising babies takes up much of a
hawks year.
It all begins with
a little bit of showing off. Courtship displays show others
that a hawk is healthy, strong, and
a skillful hunter. |
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| Along with hunting, finding a mate
and raising babies takes up much of a
hawks year. It all begins with
a little bit of showing off. Courtship displays show others
that a hawk is healthy, strong, and
a skillful hunter.
After a hawk has found a mate, it is
time to build a nest.
Nests are
usually made of sticks and twigs and
lined with soft materials like grass,
leaves, or even seaweed. |
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| Most nests are built at the top of tall trees
or on cliffs. Ferruginous hawks sometimes
build their nests right on the ground. |
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| After a hawk has found a mate, it is
time to build a nest. Nests are
usually made of sticks and twigs and
lined with soft materials like grass,
leaves, or even seaweed. Most nests are built at the top of tall trees
or on cliffs.
Ferruginous hawks sometimes
build their nests right on the ground.
The nest is made. Its ready for eggs!
The female lays anywhere from one