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At the Derby cathedral site, over a period of a few years, they kept a record of the prey taken by Peregrines at that site. This is the list of prey identified between 2005 and 2008:Yeah, I hear them most lunchtimes. Good supply of food I guess!
Peregrines, like many other birds of prey, have evolved so that the females are larger than the males. This means that they are going after different sized prey, in the main.Ducks?!?!?! Fair play to them, I was impressed when one flew past with a pigeon twice its size.
Peregrines, like many other birds of prey, have evolved so that the females are larger than the males. This means that they are going after different sized prey, in the main.
So, less competition between the males and females and, of course, it means there is a wider range of prey available for them to collect for the young.
If only they hunted cats!The more of the carrion species they take, he better. Numbers of them must be devestating the population of smaller birds.
There's probably only two species of bird in the UK that would take a cat, and then very, very rarely; one is the Golden Eagle and the other is the European Eagle Owl.If only they hunted cats!
Ducks?!?!?!
We had either kestrels or sparrowhawks in the side of the Tank Shop in the 80s, I have some (paper) photos somewhere.What ever was making the racket in south walls, there's something similar on one of the buildings at Alston/GE making the same noise!
Don't let the Good Lord Stafford see that.This was posing nicely on Doxey Marshes this afternoon:
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More of a fieldfare..Probably going to make a tit of myself
Ahh! One was in my garden yesterday morning, cat nearly got it as it didnt seem bothered about flying away, jyst hopped around a bit untill it eventually flew off - I thought it was just a dark Thrush..Probably going to make a tit of myself but there were two of these in my garden today. Very beautiful in the crisp snow.
I don't recall seeing one of these before, any ideas what they are and if they are a common sighting in these parts?View attachment 5212 View attachment 5213