Comments on: The falcon eats tonight … https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Larry Jordan https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536164 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:18:20 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536164 Great post on the falcon adventure Greg! Pigeons are a great resource for urban raptors all over the world, especially Peregrine Falcons. I, for one, am glad the Peregrine has made a comeback from the road to extinction due to the DDT used back in the 50s and 60s.

I still can’t get the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” out of my head.

]]> By: Liz at Yips and Howls https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536163 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:43:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536163 Riveting description. Pigeons must be a handy food source for urban raptors all over the world.

]]> By: Liz at Yips and Howls https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536162 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:40:01 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536162 Riveting description. Pigeons must be a handy food source for urban raptors all over the world.

]]> By: marie https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536161 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:26:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536161 Hi,

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]]> By: DDeden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536160 Sun, 31 May 2009 20:30:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536160 Reading that, I wondered if maybe a cat was on the ground spooking the pigeons or co-hunting.

]]> By: khan https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536159 Sun, 31 May 2009 18:55:16 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536159 Last winter saw a Coopers Hawk come flying low across the patio, grab something small, and keep on going. Have also seen Northern Harriers stomp doves into the ground.

]]> By: democommie https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536158 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:17:55 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536158 I used to eat lunch with a kestrel. I’d sit in my office and look out at him sitting on a utility pole with his mouse or whatever he had to eat. It wasn’t every day but he did okay.

]]> By: CyberLizard https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536157 Sun, 31 May 2009 08:56:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536157 I don’t see falcons around here, but there are lots of hawks and it’s awesome to see the ospreys hunt the lakes. I once had to slam on my breaks to avoid a snake that fell from the sky. Two seconds later a bald eagle dropped down on the highway and picked the snake back up. Lucky for me my breaks were good. Is it a federal offense to run over a bald eagle?

]]> By: Antiks https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536156 Sun, 31 May 2009 04:43:21 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536156 It’s all about crows. Screw falcons.

]]> By: susanbrown https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536155 Sat, 30 May 2009 23:01:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/05/30/the-falcon-eats-tonight/#comment-536155 Nice story.

I once saw a peregrine falcon take out a pigeon on UT Austin’s campus — it then took off with it and landed right in front of me — about 10 feet away. I was sitting in my car, and just sat there, breathless. A few moments later, some people walked by and the falcon flew off, dinner on talons.

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