The Eagle That Eats a Coot

The poem is about a eagle that eata coot, but it's really about so much more. The topic of the day's a episode of psyciotangents is birds of prey. An eagle is one of those birds of prey - any bird that hunts stuff and preys on other living animals.

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The pointiest birds in the wild blue yonder finally get their due! Join us to learn all of these lethal birds killer secrets, and to discover their hidden softer sides. Some use teamwork! Some keep pets!

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[Definition]

https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-53/issue-4/0892-1016-53.4.419/Commentary-Defining-Raptors-and-Birds-of-Prey/10.3356/0892-1016-53.4.419.full

[Trivia Question]

Alkyl mercury in goshawks

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10646-013-1128-z

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4312117?casa_token=3PPQWWTwiYAAAAAA%3A7giiI7DEJGZCee8kh5vBBGP51efUFHyxLFdfDGHESY1plAdhTZLY8F5sua8iP5JMNYzhZaNZRjWpC9gYSiKEeZo5sU_BxcEbUk38ZTwCEA37g9mOpHo&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

[Fact Off]

Bald eagle cyanobacteria toxin mystery