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Kinderchick:
I heard about this on the news yesterday.
The Peregrine Chick:
Ballywing sent me this link
Falcons drop in, gulls flee
WINNIPEG — Where 4,500 gulls used to interfere with workers at the Brady Road landfill, even defecating on them and their bulldozers, only 400 remain, thanks to the work of a team of falcons and hawks.
Even those few hundred brave gulls that have stuck around rise up en masse and flee when they see Sabaa, one of the falcons, flying around.
Read more .... Falcons drop in, gulls flee
Sabaa is one of four Saker Falcons being used at the site, and yes, they are flying a peregrine as well as a few hawk species.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: cadria on July 08, 2011, 08:48 ---
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on July 07, 2011, 14:23 ---
Actually, duck hawk is the name given to the peregrine (Audubon called it the Great-footed Bird) and for exactly the reason you mentionned Moka - the big feet. Merlins are called pigeon hawks. Don't recall ever hearing if there was another name for American Kestrels ...
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American Kestrels are also known as Sparrow Hawks.
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Quite right Cadria, how did I not remember that? :o Brains going ... :'(
Doreen:
These chicks are cute.
cadria:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on July 07, 2011, 14:23 ---
Actually, duck hawk is the name given to the peregrine (Audubon called it the Great-footed Bird) and for exactly the reason you mentionned Moka - the big feet. Merlins are called pigeon hawks. Don't recall ever hearing if there was another name for American Kestrels ...
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American Kestrels are also known as Sparrow Hawks.
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