hetta

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Original posted by wgeoff at 29/11/2009 11:21
The male Peregrine is much smaller than the female - the difference in size can be quite surprising especially if the male is a local bird and the female is a northern migrant.
Also males and females can often be seen fighting on Po Toi, calling at each other. The male is usually the most aggressive and makes most of the noise.

Thanks for sharing the observation!  

hetta

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Original posted by thinfor at 29/11/2009 11:03
BTW, they seemed they were fighting.  Interesting.  I was thinking of whether they were fighting for the prey, though I haven't seen any.  The hobby couldn't be the prey itself, could it?  

Great question.  FYI, there's observation and discussion about "raptors in the diet of Peregrines" (in other countries) recently in a raptor-conservation mailing list, in short, hobby is in the list.

[ Last edited by hetta at 29/11/2009 15:50 ]