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Peregrin Falcon Eats Bat

Postby Squirrel Girl » Apr 13, 2015 7:00 am

Ok, this really is too bad for the bat, but I thought I'd share this incredible photo of a Peregrin Falcon with a bat in it's mouth.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bnsingh/16512926333/
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Re: Peregrin Falcon Eats Bat

Postby driggs » Apr 13, 2015 6:16 pm

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Wow!

It looks like a Red Bat, one of the most common tree-roosting bats in the US. They look like a dead autumn leaf when hanging from foliage, but it's apparently not so easy to fool a Peregrine.
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Re: Peregrin Falcon Eats Bat

Postby Cheryl Jones » Apr 15, 2015 8:48 pm

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