Peregrines are cliff roosters that are exclusive bird predators. They thrive in city environments where there are plenty of yummy pigeons and lots of flat perching surfaces. There are 19 subspecies that exist worldwide and they utilize a varitey of environments and microhabitats.
this bird has no enemies, is on top of the food chain, never misses its target food, and is multiplying greatly around the entire USA.
last century insecticides caused the killer bird populations to decline due to a sort of birth control, although involuntary…. these predators wintertime kill mainly seed eating birds as food mockingbirds,robins, cardinals, etc etc, many decades past plants were sprayed with this insecticide the foods for all our native seed and berry consuming birds.. all those killed and eaten birds bodies contained traces of the insecticide (which didnt harm them at all,) BUT when the predators ate the birds, THEIR eggs became fragile and easily cracked.
their niche, along with the other predator birds is being great and unparalled survivors. they are everywhere today placing great pressure on our bird populations.
It’s niches are it’s sight, it’s ability to catch prey, and it’s ability to control overpopulation.
Peregrines are cliff roosters that are exclusive bird predators. They thrive in city environments where there are plenty of yummy pigeons and lots of flat perching surfaces. There are 19 subspecies that exist worldwide and they utilize a varitey of environments and microhabitats.
this bird has no enemies, is on top of the food chain, never misses its target food, and is multiplying greatly around the entire USA.
last century insecticides caused the killer bird populations to decline due to a sort of birth control, although involuntary…. these predators wintertime kill mainly seed eating birds as food mockingbirds,robins, cardinals, etc etc, many decades past plants were sprayed with this insecticide the foods for all our native seed and berry consuming birds.. all those killed and eaten birds bodies contained traces of the insecticide (which didnt harm them at all,) BUT when the predators ate the birds, THEIR eggs became fragile and easily cracked.
their niche, along with the other predator birds is being great and unparalled survivors. they are everywhere today placing great pressure on our bird populations.