Editor’s note:
The boar is down! “Monkey Paper” has arrived on my balcony! News of wild animals coming to the city is popping up on social media. In fact, we are surrounded by so many native wild animals that we know very little about. With understanding, friendship, and companionship, all things can live in harmony with each other, and cultivate in their own way. Xinhua Daily·Meeting Point, together with Jiangsu Wildlife Conservation Station, Jiangsu Forestry Research Institute, Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, etc., launched the “Eye of Mystery · Friends of Humanity” calendar column, which will take you through infrared cameras, animal observers, etc. From the perspective of etc., to pay attention to the familiar and mysterious “animal neighbors”. Biodiversity is the basis of survival and vitality of the human homeland. Every solar term, we will also invite the solar term official to make a special recommendation and broadcast on that day. Come meet the crested bee eagle today.
This “eagle” actually likes to eat “sweet food”
The Crested Beehawk, also known as the Eastern Beehawk, is a medium-sized bird of prey. The top of its head is dark brown, with short and hard scaly feathers on the side of the head, which are thicker and denser. The feathers on the back of the head and the occiput are long and narrow, forming a short feather crest, which is often clearly exposed, like a “phoenix crest”. That’s where the name comes from.
The crested hawk mainly feeds on wasps, wasps, bees and other bees, as well as other insects and their larvae, and occasionally eats animal food such as small snakes, lizards, frogs, and mice. The crested beehawk usually hunts in flight and can hunt down small birds such as finches. Although bees all have stingers, the bee eagle “doesn’t mind” this. It not only likes to eat the adult bees, but also their larvae, eggs, honey, beeswax and so on. The crested bee eagle mostly forages on the trees or the ground in the forest, and often uses its claws to dig honeycombs on the ground, just like chickens digging for food, pecking all kinds of food in the hive.
What are the habits of the crested hawk?
The crested hummingbird is partly resident and partly migratory. They are usually solitary, occasionally in small groups in winter. The flight of the crested bee-eagle is very distinctive, after a few times of flapping, it will glide for a long time. They often fly from tree to tree by flapping their wings quickly, and occasionally glide slowly over the forest. They were flying and calling, short and short, like whistling.
Although they like to “steal honey”, they should be protected
The honey-loving crested bee hawk is often considered a pest. In fact, the main target of its prey is not domestic bees, but wild bees. In addition, it also eats some forestry pests, vermin and so on. Only some crested hawks living near apiaries will cause a small loss to the beekeeping industry. The crested hawk, like other birds of prey, should be protected.
Written by: Jin Yiwei
Beauty Editor: Zheng Lingling
Image source: Visual China
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