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Bird of prey:any meat-eating bird
Brood:
(v.) to sit upon eggs
(n.) the young hatched in a nest
Carrion: the decaying flesh of a dead animal
Clutch:a single nestful of eggs
Crop: the pouch in a bird’s throat
Fledgling: a young bird, just able to fly
Haliaeetus leucocephalus: the scientific name given to the bald eagle meaning "white-headed sea bird"
Imprinting: a form of rapid learning that occurs soon after hatching, where a young bird attaches its identity to that of its parents
Raptor: another name for a bird of prey; comes from the Latin word "rapere" meaning to grip or to grasp
Talons: the claws found on a raptor