of Prey Term 2 2011

The following captioned images are from the LEARNZ Birds of Prey Virtual Field Trip to Rotorua.

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•’s Birds of Prey • and Conservation •Mending Feathers •Māori Mythology and Tradition

• - Karearea • - Ruru •Australasian – Kāhu •Australian Barn Owl

Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 Birds of prey are also known as raptors. They are meat-eating birds that hunt other birds and small .

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 New Zealand has only four native birds of prey: the New Zealand falcon, the Australasian harrier, the morepork, and most recently the Australian barn owl.

Images: Wingspan Trust & Kevin Matthews Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust care for sick, injured, and orphaned raptors, then release them back into the wild.

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 Falconry is one of the oldest hunting methods used by people. Wingspan Trust uses falconry methods to help birds of prey.

Image: Wingspan Trust. Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 Raptors need to have good feathers so they can fly properly, hunt and survive.

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 Some of the birds that Wingspan gets have broken, missing, or frayed feathers. Wingspan uses an old falconry method called ‘imping’ where feathers from a dead are used to replace the main flight feathers on the wings and the tail of the live bird.

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 In Māori mythology, birds of prey acted as messengers to the gods.

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 The New Zealand Falcon is endemic to New Zealand. They are excellent hunters and New Zealand’s fastest bird.

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 are only found in New Zealand. They hunt at night and make little noise when they fly.

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Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 The Australasian harrier, also known as the kāhu, harrier hawk, or swamp harrier is a bird of the open country.

Image: Wingspan Trust.

Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 The Australian barn owl has not been in New Zealand for very long. They hunt at night and have excellent hearing.

Image: Kevin Matthews.

Part of the LEARNZ programme www.learnz.org.nz provided by Heurisko Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2011 Enrol your class at http://www.learnz.org.nz

 Videos There are a number of videos from each day.

 Diaries Each day a diary is written for all enrolled classes.

 Audioconferences Twice a day during the field trip students can put questions to experts in the field.

 Images There are hundreds of images that can be viewed, enlarged and downloaded. To find out more go to www.learnz.org.nz or call the teacher free phone 0800 22 55 53

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