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> real hawks they hired to scare the gulls apparently got turfed out by them Lots of raptors, especially falcons, are essentially specialised sprint predators
by KineticLensman 3y ago
> real hawks they hired to scare the gulls apparently got turfed out by them
Lots of raptors, especially falcons, are essentially specialised sprint predators and won't pick a fight with another bird any more than a cheetah would try to fight a hyena.
- HarryHirsch 3y agoPigeons are rats of the air and seagulls are hyenas of the air. Sounds about right. And Canada geese are cobra chickens.
- KineticLensman 3y agoInterestingly, pigeons fly fast and in a straight race can outfly many falcons. The falcons rely on a very fast stoop from above, slamming talons-first into the target bird hard enough to break its neck or even decapitate it.