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Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
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As a bird of prey, the sparrowhawk uses its long, powerful talons to seize small birds, its dietary staple. Populations of sparrowhawks remain high in Ireland and Great Britain, although world populations have suffered from the effects of DDT, a chemical pesticide used on crops.
Michael Leach/Oxford Scientific Films/Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. All rights reserved.
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