Learn how to identify common Australian birds of prey. This episode is a general introduction to falcons, hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and osprey. Stephen Debus been interested in birds, and especially raptors, since childhood. He’s had a long association with the University of New England (Armidale, NSW) as a research fellow and honorary research associate on various woodland birds. Stephen is also an ecological consultant, doing fauna surveys and assessments for government and industry. Since 2017 he has been working for NSW Local Land Services, surveying and monitoring the nests of threatened raptors on the NSW Northern Tablelands. Stephen has written numerous field guides on raptors and monographs on the eagles and falcons. Links: * Episode transcript - weekendbirder.com/episodes/53-birds-of-prey-with-stephen * Raptors of Northern NSW on Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/653339721737939/ * BirdLife Australia Raptor Group - ausraptorgroup.org * Whistling Kite recording was recorded by Marc Anderson and licensed from www.wildambience.com Stephen's books: * Birds of Prey Australia - publish.csiro.au/book/7863 * Australian Birds of Prey in Flight - publish.csiro.au/book/7792 * Australian Falcons - publish.csiro.au/book/8058 * Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like Birds - publish.csiro.au/book/7664 Weekend Birder online: * Website, Monthly Letter and merch - weekendbirder.com * Instagram - @weekend.birder * Facebook - @weekend.birder * Threads - @weekend.birder * Twitter/X - @birderpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.