The Falcons Add Bats to their Menu

The Utica Peregrines have remained very active for the past week. During this period plenty of courtship displays have taken place at the nestbox. Ares has also been bringing many prey tributes to Astrid – most of which he was willing to let go without a prolonged tugging match. A few days ago he brought her a bat – the second time this season. He actually ate most of it by himself, which you can see for yourself in the video linked below. If you fast forward 3 mins and 20 seconds into the video, you can see Ares tempting Astrid with the bat. He even tore off a small piece and fed it to her as if she was a nestling. Peregrine Falcons are generally quite strict about their prey, limiting themselves to flying birds. Bats would seem to be the only regular exception to that rule.