Falcons In My Backyard

Re: Falcons In My Backyard#394418

By TrapsAndDews -  Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:54 pm
Location:  Eastern Washington (Zone 6b)
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- Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:54 pm #394418

I have found 3 reasons why the kestrel I'm watching is hunting in a neighborhood:
1. Lot's of perches- street lights, rooftops, and fences (this means it can perch instead of wasting energy hovering)
2. Little predators
3. Plenty of food (it catches a bug almost EVERY time it dives)

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Re: Falcons In My Backyard#394428

By nimbulan -  Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:47 pm
Location:  Portland, OR zone 8b
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- Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:47 pm #394428

TrapsAndDews wrote:Wow. I've never seen a vulture that close. Maybe there was something dead laying around somewhere.

Earlier this year, I saw a vulture standing in the landscaping between the road and the sidewalk as I drove past. It was quite a surprising sight.

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Re: Falcons In My Backyard#394443

By NightRaider -  Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:26 pm
Location:  Cookeville, TN (7a)
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- Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:26 pm #394443

Where I'm at, we also have pockets of black vultures in certain areas which seem to be a little less skittish than turkey vultures. IME, they tend to flock in trees nearer to houses more often and don't normally fly unless you actually approach them.

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Re: Falcons In My Backyard#394445

By Panman -  Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:32 pm
Location:  Atlanta, GA USA Zone 8a/8b
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- Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:32 pm #394445

Fun fact: if you ever see vultures eating something in the middle of the road and decide to run through them with your car, don't do it. Apparently part of their defensive techniques is to vomit everything that is in their stomach. You can just imagine what is in the stomach of a vulture! As I've been told, it stinks to high heaven and will take the paint off of your car.

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