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geoworldedu:
This is the Holy Ghost that descended on Jesus after stepping out of the river Jordan. It's so sad evil humans who killed Jesus also killed the Holy Ghost this way.

Bro. Holy Ghost ke? You dey there when the thing descend? I'll always advise people to be silent on things of the spirit dey know nothing of or not sure.

Ai would have answered your question faster than nairaland can....

I heard if birds faeces mistakenly fall in your eyes, it will blind you.

Sad.

The price of a peregrine falcon can vary widely depending on factors such as age, training, and origin. For example, a peregrine falcon chick named Ultra White was sold for a record $106,600 (SR400,000) at an auction in Saudi Arabia in 2024. On the lower end, peregrine falcons can be found for around £295 in some markets.

In general, prices can range from a few hundred dollars or pounds for younger or less trained birds to over $100,000 for rare or highly prized falcons. Training and other costs can add significantly to the total investment if you plan to use the falcon for hunting or falconry.

Its a beautiful bird, and as someone said earlier its a peregrine falcon. Very fast when it hunts smaller birds of prey.

This bird could fetch you $38,000 dollars . And buyers are many

Lol suddenly all you people see is the financial benefits of animals.

Curious345:
This bird could fetch you $38,000 dollars . And buyers are many

GindoX:
Bro. Holy Ghost ke? You dey there when the thing descend? I'll always advise people to be silent on things of the spirit dey know nothing of or not sure.

I saw the bird inside bible story o. It is exactly like this one. It is the Holy Ghost, I swear on my life

It's a specie of hawk called cooper's hawk.

This is peacock now.

OgwuEgo:
😂🤣😂 Person don kill cat today, very soon na fellow human being go be the only animal remaining.

not true.. God created everything wonderful....the numbers of animals in the world is x10 of human ..so we must see food chop even if na lizard.

The bird in your image appears to be an Accipiter hawk, most likely a [Eurasian Sparrowhawk](https://www.google.com/search?q=eurasian+sparrowhawk&kgmid=/m/01vl48#sv=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-Iay6wM) or a [Shikra](https://www.google.com/search?q=shikra&kgmid=/m/02cd0j#sv=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), depending on your location.
These birds are small, powerful raptors characterized by their blue-grey upperparts, long barred tails, and reddish-brown barring on their chests. It is distressing to find such a beautiful creature in this state, and it appears to have sustained a severe injury to its head and neck.
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## 🛑 Important Safety Precautions
When you find a dead or injured bird of prey, you must prioritize your own health and safety first:

* Avoid Direct Contact: Do not touch the bird with your bare hands. Use disposable gloves or a thick cloth.
* Disease Risk: Wild birds can carry diseases like [Avian Influenza](https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/index.htm) (bird flu).
* Hygiene: Thoroughly wash your hands and any surfaces the bird touched with soap and water or disinfectant.

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## 🕊️ What You Should Do## 1. If the bird is still alive
If you see signs of breathing or movement, the bird needs immediate professional help. Raptors have sharp talons and beaks; even an injured one can be dangerous.

* Contact a Rehabilitator: Use a tool like the [Global Wildlife Rescuers](https://www.wildlife-rescue.org/) or [Animal Help Now](https://ahnow.org/) to find a local specialist.
* Minimize Stress: If you must move it, gently cover it with a cardboard box in a dark, quiet place until help arrives.

## 2. If the bird has passed away
In many countries, it is important to report dead birds of prey to monitor for disease or illegal activity (such as poisoning or shooting).

* Report it:
* In the UK, report it to [DEFRA](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-dead-wild-birds).
* In the US, contact your state's Wildlife Agency or the [US Fish and Wildlife Service](https://www.fws.gov/).
* Dispose Safely: If authorities do not require the carcass, double-bag it and place it in your household waste, or bury it deep enough that scavengers cannot reach it.

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If you can share your approximate location (country or state), I can help you find the specific organization you should contact. Do you know how the injury might have happened (e.g., did it hit a window or a car)?

Copy and paste for those who don't understand anything.

Curious345:
This bird could fetch you $38,000 dollars . And buyers are many

oga no do wetin go mk person enter bush oo ...🙄

You killed the poor bird.

Wicked souls everywhere.

This small falcon serves a vital purpose in African village life because in addition to eating Agama lizards to control their population, this falcon loves to kill and eat those short cigar-sized venomous vipers that send so many villagers to the hospital due to the vipers' habit of sunning itself while lying motionless along foot-paths, yet refusing to budge in response to the sound of approaching footfalls.

In the remote rural dwelling I occupy whenever this country boy is in Nigeria, a damaged ceiling tile under the roof eaves along the wall of my home has for the past decade been the nesting box of these falcons, where they have hatched about seven batches of their offspring that never venture far from their "ancestral home", while hunting those small vipers relentlessly, and for my benefit.

One night last year, I heard a commotion in the ceiling, followed by the alarm call of the nesting falcons. Turning on the hallway lights, I noted a long poisonous snake coiled in the upper breezeblocks of the wall, as the serpent tried to launch a surprise attack on the falcon nestlings in the dead of night. Choosing not to damage my roof with a shotgun blast, I selected my next favorite snake exterminator implement, which is 4 feet of half-inch, thick-walled, flexible plumbing pipe that was deployed with vigor to bring that snake to justice in defense of my feathered ceiling tenants - the Falcon family.

Be careful of blasphemy...it's unforgivable.

geoworldedu:
This is the Holy Ghost that descended on Jesus after stepping out of the river Jordan. It's so sad evil humans who killed Jesus also killed the Holy Ghost this way.

Blessedkingg:
Be careful of blasphemy...it's unforgivable.

Unforgivable by who? I'm not a Christian na. My own God that created Jehovah and Allah allows blasphemy o. It is forgiveable in my own world view.

amstamon:
Chai!! No worry, I understand.
It's just a matter of hours, you'll be alright when it has cleared from your eyes.
Next time, just one puff is enough. See where greed and longer troat has landed you, only you Wan smoke am finish

What is this thing saying?

This is a peregrine falcon, the fasted flying bird with amazing sight for preys

oloriooko:
This is a peregrine falcon, the fasted flying bird with amazing sight for preys

While this bird looks like a Peregrine Falcon, that species is NOT native to any part of Africa.

DeclanR:
In Yoruba, they call it Odere'koko

that is not odere Koko . Odere Koko is not as big as this , and they don't hhnt chicks or lizard . This is a falcon

MarketDispatch:
Falcons that Arabians pay millions of dollars for, e reach your turn, you kill am ...( I mean you arrived late)

Those the one he killed has blue features.
This one no reach 200k naira o but e no mean make dem kill am sha.
Babalawo here go buy am 7k sef

Lizard buzzard

tesseract:
Looks like a Hawk. Why are we so superstitious and wicked? If you ask them now, they'll tell you it's a witch. The poor bird was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Blame Nollywood, they ignorantly destroyed African spirituality.

Chummynoni:
that is not odere Koko . Odere Koko is not as big as this , and they don't hhnt chicks or lizard . This is a falcon

Ok sir

Rich4god:
The diving speed of that bird is more than the maximum speed of some airplanes.

Must've crashed then

overdrive:
That is a peregrine falcon.

That's not a peregrine falcon, it's a sparrow hawk.

What weapon did you use to kill one of the fastest bids of prey one on whose aerody amiss of the stealth fighter is built

Stop killing defenseless animals ! ..🤔

Very delicious meat when cooked as pepper soup is d location of the dead bird in Benin city if yes where and is d said bird still there