By Ryan MacLean

When anyone thinks of where they can view the most magical spectacles in the animal kingdom, minds instantly wander to far off environs like the African plains or the shores of Antarctica. But we just so happen to have one of the most magical marvels of animal life over our heads in Greenwich every autumn: the migration of hawks, eagles & falcons. While some of our birds of prey stay with us all year, certain species must stage an annual journey of thousands of miles twice a year from the boreal forests of Canada to the rainforests of Brazil. The BroadWinged Hawk, whose diet is mainly insects, reptiles and amphibians, makes this journey in large groups together. On the first chilly days of mid-September, one can look to the skies to see not one, but hundreds of these bird

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