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swamps, reed-beds, and cultivated lands. It is exceptionally bold and 
is mostly observed flying slowly over, or just clear of, the tops of 
the reeds and crops. Food: birds (chiefly waterfowl) and small mam¬ 
mals. 
nest. A bulky platform, composed of sticks, reeds, weeds, and long 
grasses. Placed on the ground among long rushes growing in a swamp 
or in a standing crop. 
eggs. Three to five, bluish-white, without gloss. Breeding-season: 
September to January. 
