bird of prey
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Charlotte Caetano, from Bournemouth, has also been photographing the eagles, which are the UK's largest bird of prey, with a wingspan of up to 2.5m.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
How do you share a film set with a notoriously fierce bird of prey?
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Under a bird of prey is a chivalric saying, “For God and the Empire,” and “Excellentia et Benoveleniia,” a misspelled Latin motto supposed to mean “excellence and philanthropy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
She peered at me over her glasses; her eyes sharpened on me like a bird of prey spying a mouse.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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