look bad Falken soars over the maya ruin of tikal guatemala of course this
of tikal guatemala of course this
of tikal guatemala of course this magnificent raptor isn’t just flying
magnificent raptor isn’t just flying
magnificent raptor isn’t just flying it’s almost always hunting scanning
it’s almost always hunting scanning
it’s almost always hunting scanning landscape for food it’s not called a bat
landscape for food it’s not called a bat
landscape for food it’s not called a bat Falken because it belongs to the bat
Falken because it belongs to the bat
Falken because it belongs to the bat family it’s called a bat falcon for its
family it’s called a bat falcon for its
family it’s called a bat falcon for its choice of prey this bat falcon family is
choice of prey this bat falcon family is
choice of prey this bat falcon family is nestled in a crevice in a wall in the
nestled in a crevice in a wall in the
nestled in a crevice in a wall in the Maya temple that was abandoned over a
Maya temple that was abandoned over a
Maya temple that was abandoned over a thousand years ago the single chick
thousand years ago the single chick
thousand years ago the single chick surveys the landscape as its mom
surveys the landscape as its mom
surveys the landscape as its mom prepares to hunt batch vulcan females
prepares to hunt batch vulcan females
prepares to hunt batch vulcan females are about eight to ten inches long with
are about eight to ten inches long with
are about eight to ten inches long with a wingspan over twice their body length
a wingspan over twice their body length
a wingspan over twice their body length 21 to 22 inches nature has crafted them
21 to 22 inches nature has crafted them
21 to 22 inches nature has crafted them into lethal predators the bat falcon
into lethal predators the bat falcon
into lethal predators the bat falcon nails its prey in midair and brings it
nails its prey in midair and brings it
nails its prey in midair and brings it back to the nest
back to the nest
back to the nest once back home the hunter administers
once back home the hunter administers
once back home the hunter administers the coup de Gras
the coup de Gras
the coup de Gras so then what they’re gonna eat doesn’t
so then what they’re gonna eat doesn’t
so then what they’re gonna eat doesn’t attack them
attack them
attack them a bat is a rare delicacy for these
a bat is a rare delicacy for these
a bat is a rare delicacy for these hawkins their diet consists mostly of
hawkins their diet consists mostly of
hawkins their diet consists mostly of small birds and large insects like
small birds and large insects like
small birds and large insects like dragonflies grasshoppers and moths
dragonflies grasshoppers and moths
dragonflies grasshoppers and moths but this day seems to bring an unusual
but this day seems to bring an unusual
but this day seems to bring an unusual bounty of bats a second bat appears and
bounty of bats a second bat appears and
bounty of bats a second bat appears and the mother falcon gives chase the bat
the mother falcon gives chase the bat
the mother falcon gives chase the bat manages to elude the falcon and takes
manages to elude the falcon and takes
manages to elude the falcon and takes refuge in a bromeliad in the crown of a
refuge in a bromeliad in the crown of a
refuge in a bromeliad in the crown of a nearby tree but it seems the bat has
nearby tree but it seems the bat has
nearby tree but it seems the bat has underestimated the hunting skills of the
underestimated the hunting skills of the
underestimated the hunting skills of the Falcon the Falcon glides and locks into
Falcon the Falcon glides and locks into
Falcon the Falcon glides and locks into its target
after a bountiful hunt now is the time
after a bountiful hunt now is the time to rest to feed her ravenous young to
to rest to feed her ravenous young to
to rest to feed her ravenous young to feed herself and to prepare for more
feed herself and to prepare for more
feed herself and to prepare for more hunting
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