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What do birds of prey eat?

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It varies.It varies. Some eat it right there on the spot I think a lot of birds eat it right there and then regurgitated it up for their young. If they are small then elderly owl can eat it
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That depends on the size of the bird. but a bird of prey will eat insects, fish, avians (other birds), amphibians, reptiles and mammals of a size it can handle without endangering its mode of escape. Any animal it can like rodents.

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The predator birds are eaten by larger Birds of Prey, and bobcats, lynx and so on when they are lucky enough to capture a bird of prey. The largest predacious birds are controlled in numbers by hunters and predatory animals eating their young.

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birds of prey can find there prey in many different ways like the red kite hovers and uses its amazing eye site to find dead or dieing animals off the road or in a Field or any where they can. the peregrine falcon gets its prey by dive bombing from high up in the air and it folds back its wings and travels through the air at up to 200mph or 300km at top speed in dive.

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South Africa. Birds of prey live all over the world and are found where their food is easily accessed. EXP. Ospreys live near water to catch fish

I am pretty sure an osprey would'nt live in the dessert to eat fish.

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12y ago

Birds of prey catch their prey many different ways.

Most Eagles soar for a long time rising on thermals (warm drafts of air) They wait till there prey has been spotted then they swoop down (stoop). They spread out their talons and catch their prey.

Secretary Birds run up to their prey and stomp on their head to kill them.

Falcons eat bugs, smaller birds and bats. They fly at fast speeds and catch them on the wing (in the air).

They sometimes fly and dive like Eagles.

Owls use there superb sense of hearing and can sometimes pin point the exact position of a mouse. They then fly silently and swoop down and catch it when there in the right location.

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You mean "their." Birds will get food from mainly everywhere on earth. They eat mainly anything that is edible. Many Songbirds eat plants like seeds, nectar, berries, etc. Others eat insects or just other birds. Some eat other animals or carcasses. Many birds that have adapted to humans eat garbage, or food from humans.

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No. They are fast and can see for 3 miles so if something moves they will see it. They sit high up to be able to see an area. If a small mammal is out there they will get it because they are faster than it is.

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