About 70 results for ‘Hawk’
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Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways: In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, the Sharp-shinned Hawk and others. These are mainly woodland birds with long tails and high visual acuity, hunting by sudden dashes from a concealed perch. More generally to mean falcons or small to medium-sized members of the Accipitridae—the family which includes the "true hawks" as well as eagles, kites, harriers and buzzards. Loosely, to mean almost any bird of prey outside of the order Strigiformes (owls). The common names of birds in various parts of the world often use hawk in the second sense. For example, the Osprey or "fish hawk"; or, in North America, the various Buteo species (e.g. , the Red-tailed Hawk, B. jamaicensis). In February 2005, the Canadian ornithologist Louis Lefebvre announced a method of measuring avian "IQ" in terms of their innovation in feeding habits. Hawks were named among the most intelligent birds based on his scale. Hawks are widely reputed to have visual acuity several times that of a normal human being. This is due to the many photoreceptors in the retina (up to 1,000,000 per square mm for Buteo, against 200,000 for humans), an exceptional number of nerves connecting these receptors to the brain, and an indented fovea, which magnifies the central portion of the visual field.
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- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- sarcophage humain (élément)
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- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- sarcophage rectangulaire à cavité (oiseau)
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- Ancient Rome
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- Costume
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- enseigne profane ; affique
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- Equestrianism
- Hawk
- Horse
- Man
- Prehensility
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- Date:
- 14th century
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- Artist(s):
- Philippe de Champaigne
ENFANT AU FAUCON
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Collar (clothing)
- Dress
- Hawk
- Lace
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Nicasius Bernaerts
DEUX FAUCONS
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Hawk
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Eugène Fromentin
Eugène Fromentin. La chasse au faucon. 946
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Carnet d'études orientales. Feuille d'études d'un fauconn...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Carnet d'études orientales. Etude de fauconnier à cheval
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Carnet d'études orientales. Départ de chasse au faucon
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Carnet d'études orientales. Feuille d'études diverses
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude pour les fauconniers pour Les Rois mages
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude de fauconnier perse pour Les Rois mages
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Le chasseur au faucon
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Equestrianism
- Flower
- Hawk
- Horse
- Horse tack
- Man
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude de fauconnier pour Les Rois mages
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude de fauconnier à cheval et de deux indiens pour Les ...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Le cellier
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bench (furniture)
- Cat
- Chair
- Dog
- Domestic worker
- Hare
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Giotto
Un groupe d'anges debout, tournés vers la gauche
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 13th century
- 14th century
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Sculpture
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- Designation:
- amulette
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- Portrayed subject:
- Hawk
- Hybrid (biology)
- Man
- Soul
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