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| The Saker is physically adapted to hunting close to the ground in open terrain, combining rapid acceleration with high maneuverability, thus specializing on mid-sized diurnal terrestrial rodents (especially ground squirrels Citellus) of open grassy landscapes such as desert edge, semi-desert, steppes and arid montane areas; in some areas, particularly near water, it switches to birds as key prey, and has recently substituted domestic pigeons for rodents in parts of Europe.It uses copses or cliffs for nest sites (sometimes even the ground), occupying the old nests of other birds. Clutch sizes varies from two to six, with means from 3.2 to 3.9 in different circumstances. Breeding success varies with year (especially in areas where rodents cycle). Birds are sedentary, part-migratory or fully migratory, largely depending on the extent to which food supply in breeding areas disappears in winter. |
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nice portrait, TFS Ori
- horias
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Sue,
What a great composition.
Great sharp capture, very expressive.
Congratulation!
Horia
Very good work, excellent approach and beautiful planes of focus. Excellent B & W version! ... very artistic, congratulations!
TFS
Jesús
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