File:Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) south of Babalala Picnic Site in Kruger National Park. They were feading on insects while in flight, catching them with their feet, and eating them on the wing. Male. - 52736110912.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAmur Falcons (Falco amurensis) south of Babalala Picnic Site in Kruger National Park. They were feading on insects while in flight, catching them with their feet, and eating them on the wing. Male. - 52736110912.jpg |
English: Last weekend at Kruger National Park, we went up to the area between Shingwedzi and Babalala Picnic Site. There is an area there, south of Babalala that is like a big open damp area of mostly grass. It was the first place I encountered Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis)10 years ago, and where we saw them eating insects on the fly. Sure enough, they were doing it again in the same area, and I managed to capture a male. They catch the insects while in flight, with their feet, and even more amazing they eat the insect from their feet while they are still in flight.
I managed to catch the male eating a grasshopper. It was a bit far away, but it pulled the legs off with one foot, and ate the grasshopper in bits from the other foot, all while flying rather fast over the grassy area. I did not manage to catch the females feeding, though I managed to see them through binoculars as they were doing the same thing. These birds come here all the way from south-eastern Siberia and Northern China where they breed. They are now feeding up for the long flight back to their breeding grounds. |
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Author | Derek Keats |
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JPEG file comment | Last weekend at Kruger National Park, we went up to the area between Shingwedzi and Babalala Picnic Site. There is an area there, south of Babalala that is like a big open damp area of mostly grass. It was the first place I encountered Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis)10 years ago, and where we saw them eating insects on the fly. Sure enough, they were doing it again in the same area, and I managed to capture a male. They catch the insects while in flight, with their feet, and even more amazing they eat the insect from their feet while they are still in flight.
I managed to catch the male eating a grasshopper. It was a bit far away, but it pulled the legs off with one foot, and ate the grasshopper in bits from the other foot, all while flying rather fast over the grassy area. I did not manage to catch the females feeding, though I managed to see them through binoculars as they were doing the same thing. These birds come here all the way from south-eastern Siberia and Northern China where they breed. They are now feeding up for the long flight back to their breeding grounds. |
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