Do Peregrine Falcons hunt for fish at sea? (1 Viewer)

Orvany24 · Oct 9, 2019

This individual flew in from the shoreline carrying a fish, which surprised me.

Of course, it could be that the fish was already dead and washed up ashore before getting scooped up by the bird.

Thanks in advance for any input.

KenM · Oct 9, 2019

Orvany24 said:
This individual flew in from the shoreline carrying a fish, which surprised me.

Of course, it could be that the fish was already dead and washed up ashore before getting scooped up by the bird.

Thanks in advance for any input.

And I thought we were opportunists!...that’s life. :t:

Nutcracker · Oct 10, 2019

Another option - kleptoparasitism, stealing it from a seabird that had caught it :t:

A pretty amazing record though, I've never heard of them eating fish before!

Orvany24 · Oct 10, 2019

Nutcracker said:
Another option - kleptoparasitism, stealing it from a seabird that had caught it :t:

A pretty amazing record though, I've never heard of them eating fish before!

Thanks, it did not occur to me. Sure is a major possibility.

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