New research reveals that medieval birds of prey, including red kites and buzzards, thrived on human leftovers rather than hunting live prey.
Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to ...
The researchers looked at bones from 11 red kites, 18 buzzards, and three white-tailed eagles found at archaeological sites across Britain.
Nearly 20 species of both wintering and migrant raptors, or birds of prey, have been recorded at the Ramona grasslands, ...