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Comments: Brown falcon (Falco berigora), Victoria, Australia.

 

Credit: Jürgen Dietrich

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Comments: light morph adult, wild Eleonora's Falcon at Cap Formentor on Mallorca, Spain Europe

 

Credit: Jack Wolf

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Redtailed hawk, close

Redtailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

Cesar Chavez park, Berkeley, California

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Hawk (Hebr., neç - Strongs: H5322) is, in the Scriptures, a general denomination including, with the falcon, all the smaller birds of prey, the kestrel, merlin, sparrowhawk, hobby, and others, most common in Israel.

Verses:

  • Leviticus 11:16
  • Deuteronomy 14:15
  • Job 39:26
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​h/hawk.html. 2024.
 
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