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This nest belongs to the littlest bird of prey in the UK.
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And this huge nest belongs to the UK's largest bird of prey!
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This is the golden eagle.
It's often called "king of the birds", and you can see why.
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It's not often that you'll see one of these in the wild, unless you live in Scotland or the Lake District.
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This is the little merlin falcon.
It's the littlest bird of prey in the UK.
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They're far more widespread than the golden eagle, and you may even see them in towns and cities.
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They're so little that in medieval times they were known as the ladies bird, and they sat on the shoulders of queens and princesses.
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The little merlin falcon weighs only 200g - that's as much as one cupful of sugar.
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Whereas the large golden eagle is an amazing fifty times heavier, at 10kg.
That's the same as fifty cups of sugar!
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The little merlin falcon is just 20cm long...
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...while the golden eagle is 120cm long - six times longer.
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The little merlin eats other little birds, grabbing them mid-flight with its little sharp beak.
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Whilst the golden eagle eats larger prey, eating rabbits and even deer. It flies low and grabs them clean off the ground with these large talons.
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The eagle's talons are four times larger than the little merlin's.
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But the best way to see the difference between the UK's biggest and smallest birds of prey is to see them fly.
The little merlin's wingspan is only 30cm long...
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..but the large golden eagle's is 210cm long - seven times longer.
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Little and large - but both equally Brilliant Creatures!
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