Fantastic beasts of nature and the fantastic beasts of magic collide in this cache series.
Blakeburn Fantastic Beasts
The Northern Harrier Hawk is easily identified by its white rump patch. The male is silver grey and thus has been nicknamed the Grey Ghost. The harrier hawk can fed while flying - the male releases bits of food and the female catches it in the air! They have a keen sense of hearing and fly close to the ground to hear their prey.
Magical Fantastic Beasts
The Augurey, also known as the Irish Phoenix, is a thin and mournful looking bird, somewhat like a small underfed vulture in appearance, with greenish black feathers and a sharp beak. Its diet consists of insects, fairies and flies, which it hunts for in the heavy rain. Intensely shy, the Augurey lives in a tear-shaped nest in thorn and brambles.
It is native to Great Britain and Ireland, but is also found in Northern Europe. It was long believed that the mournful cry of the Augurey foretold death, and wizards would go to great lengths to avoid Augurey nests. However, research determined that the Augurey merely sings when it is about to rain.
