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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That’s what they’re famous for. However, they can catch prey like songbirds by simply being faster and more agile than the quarry, chasing them down in horizontal flight. Some journal articles credit it with a horizontal top speed in the 90 mph range.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

O_o ... I've got... I've got a nest to attend to...