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Hunting Falcons #1

Starling Defensive 1-The Funnel Cloud

Starling Defensive 1-The Funnel Cloud

When peregrine falcons attack starlings, they gather in large flocks to confuse their attacker. Sometimes these funnel clouds or swarms can be seen from miles away. The next few images depict this behavior.

Starling Defensive 1-The Funnel Cloud Starling Defensive 4 Peregrine diving into starling flock Starling Defensive 3 Starling Defensive 2 Peregrine Pair hunting starlings 3 Two peregrines attack a starling flock Coming out of the starling flock Prairie Falcon with starling kill Starlings under attack Peregrine Falcon, Starling Flock and the Fog Peregrine Falcon attacking starlings Starling Attack 1 The Kill Peregrine Falcon attacking starlings 1 Starling Attack 3 Immature Peregrine Falcon hunting shorebirds 11/8/2009 A Coopers Hawk tries to catch a starling Immature Red Tail attacking starling flock Hunting Peregrine 11/7/2009 Peregrines: Cooperative hunting Adult male pergrine attacks Adult male peregrine catches a sandpiper Peregrine Falcon chasing shorebirds1 Peregrine Falcon attacking shorebirds2 Peregrine Falcon with shorebird prey 2