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the bad Falken soars over the Maya ruin

the bad Falken soars over the Maya ruin of Taccone and rot amount of course this

of Taccone and rot amount of course this

of Taccone and rot amount 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

it’s almost always hunting

it’s almost always hunting scanning the landscape for food it’s not

scanning the landscape for food it’s not

scanning the landscape for food it’s not called a bat fault then because it

called a bat fault then because it

called a bat fault then because it belongs to the bat family it’s called a

belongs to the bat family it’s called a

belongs to the bat family it’s called a bat Falken for its choice of prey this

bat Falken for its choice of prey this

bat Falken for its choice of prey this bat falcon family has nestled in the

bat falcon family has nestled in the

bat falcon family has nestled in the crevice in the wall in the Maya temple

crevice in the wall in the Maya temple

crevice in the wall in the Maya temple that was abandoned over a thousand years

that was abandoned over a thousand years

that was abandoned over a thousand years ago the single chick surveys the

ago the single chick surveys the

ago the single chick surveys the landscape as its mom prepares to hunt

landscape as its mom prepares to hunt

landscape as its mom prepares to hunt bats Balkan females are about eight to

bats Balkan females are about eight to

bats Balkan females are about eight to ten inches long with a wingspan over

ten inches long with a wingspan over

ten inches long with a wingspan over twice their body Lee 21 to 22 inches

twice their body Lee 21 to 22 inches

twice their body Lee 21 to 22 inches nature has crafted them into lethal

nature has crafted them into lethal

nature has crafted them into lethal predators the bat balkan nails its prey

predators the bat balkan nails its prey

predators the bat balkan nails its prey and midair and brings it back to the

and midair and brings it back to the

and midair and brings it back to the nest

nest

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 a bat is a rare delicacy for

attack them a bat is a rare delicacy for

attack them a bat is a rare delicacy for these Hawkins their diet consists mostly

these Hawkins their diet consists mostly

these Hawkins their diet consists mostly of small birds and large insects like

of small birds and large insects like

of small birds and large insects like dragonflies grasshoppers and moths but

dragonflies grasshoppers and moths but

dragonflies grasshoppers and moths but this day seems to bring an unusual

this day seems to bring an unusual

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 Vulcan

Vulcan

Vulcan the fall Goodin glides and locks into

the fall Goodin glides and locks into

the fall Goodin glides and locks into its target

after a bountiful hunt now is the time

after a bountiful hunt now is the time to rest the feed for a ravenous young to

to rest the feed for a ravenous young to

to rest the feed for a 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