Nerwign
Fish Fanatic
This is one of the birds that I work with in my education program. I take birds out to classrooms and other educational events. I am licensed by the State of California and the US Federal Fish and Wildlife to educate with live native and restricted species of birds.
This handsome fellow is an Augur Buzzard named Zike (Zee-Kay). He was born in a captive breeding program in the US and was parent-reared. I have been working with him since he was a couple months old. These pictures show off his immature plumage, I'll try to find some of his adult plumage. He hasn't been an immature for a few years now.
Augur Buzzards are native to North East Africa, and eat only meat. Their main source of prey are Yellow-Toothed Moles but at my place he eats mostly rats and mice (which are fed to him already deceased). He is about as big as a Red Tailed Hawk or Common Buzzard, weighing in at around 1,000-1,100 grams.
This handsome fellow is an Augur Buzzard named Zike (Zee-Kay). He was born in a captive breeding program in the US and was parent-reared. I have been working with him since he was a couple months old. These pictures show off his immature plumage, I'll try to find some of his adult plumage. He hasn't been an immature for a few years now.
Augur Buzzards are native to North East Africa, and eat only meat. Their main source of prey are Yellow-Toothed Moles but at my place he eats mostly rats and mice (which are fed to him already deceased). He is about as big as a Red Tailed Hawk or Common Buzzard, weighing in at around 1,000-1,100 grams.
can't wait to see his "grown-up" look!
