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Yes. I suspect many of us have "seen a
similar event". I have. Although in an observation like that, it isn't
necessarily what happened as there were obviously several birds and maybe it
would be hard to pick which was the one making the noise. This sort of thing
occurs all the time, of course but we are not generally around when it does. If
Peregrine Falcons do not actually kill their prey by impact on capture, then it
is said that they do not kill with their feet, as they don't have a squeeze
reflex (as hawks do) but carry it off to somewhere (or follow a struck bird down
to the ground) and kill it with their beak (whilst holding it in their feet).
Hence a bird can still be alive and squawking (starlings and mynas certainly
do).
Philip
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From:
Anthony Katon <>
To:
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Date:
Monday, 12 November 2001 21:55
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS]
Falcon
Hello All,
When doing some gardening in my back yard today
at Ingleburn, NSW, I heard some noisy birds overhead. When I looked up
I could see a large bird being harassed by some smaller ones. I ran inside a
grabbed my binoculars and just had time to see what looked like a Peregrine
Falcon with a smaller bird in its claws and it seemed to be still squawking.
Has anyone else seen a similar event.
Regards
Anthony
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