Northern Goshawk; female, juvenile. Caught inside a hen house near Alcobaça, Portugal, then confined in a big bird cage. Birds of prey enjoy strict legal protection in most countries around the world; the catcher of this particular bird had it confiscated by the police, faced the magistrate and had to pay a heavy fine. The maximum penalty for keeping a bird of prey under Portuguese Law is prison.
Júlio Reis (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tintazul" title="User:Tintazul">User:Tintazul</a>)
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