DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY 
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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 mammals. 
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. 
