peregrine falcons aerobatics

[brianbdc5]

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[ninja2kernow]

@brianbdc5 what s with 108,?

[ninja2kernow]

@ninja2kernow he flicks himself upside down for a second

[bouvier0]

The peregrine is now the most common bird of prey and the songbirds are disappearing.

[zeeox]

I don't know what country you're referring to mate, but Peregrines aren't doing that well anywhere as far as I know... and they don't take songbirds as a rule anyhow. They take pigeons inland and ducks and waders on the coast. Anyway, great video! 5 *

[bouvier0]

@zeeox Peregrines have made a huge comeback in most of the world. They inhabit every continent accept Antarctica. I live with them everyday and yet they a cool to watch but everything needs a balance but domestic peregrines are still being released into the wild. It creates job for people. They will eat anything that moves.

[ninja2kernow]

also to you i missed a good debate here,the whole planet is in the shit,cos of MAN me included and your self and anyone who can read this cos thay got internet ,electric housed ect ect,but hey we are all just rabling ,nature will decide who stays and who goes in the long run ,and it is the human RACE so we better start running .thanks for comment good debate

[bouvier0]

@zeeox Now as the peregrine numbers are going up songbirds and already endangered shorebirds are going down. In the UK and Australia the problem is the worst. Gameckeepers, free range chicken farmers and homing pigeons and the hardest hit when their natural food supply is short. The Peregrine is the most wild spread raptor in the world, it always has been but never in high numbers like today.

[zeeox]

Oh dear, I think I've upset the applecart with someone who likes to talk pure rubbish. I don't know the score with Peregrines outside my own country (UK) but I am certainly not going to let you get away with saying that the UK has a 'problem' with too many Peregrines! If the Peregrine is doing well worldwide it's because of conservation efforts at restoring populations to former ranges. There is no such thing as true wilderness in the UK so it is silly to start discussing wild v. artificial.

[zeeox]

If you want to show me footage of Peregrines catching songbirds on YouTube, send a link! There is a debate about whether Sparrowhawks are affecting the British songbird population it's true... but even that is countered by the argument that in order for Sparrowhawks to do well, the songbirds must be doing well too. Anyway, enough drivel. If I start seeing Peregrines zooming around everywhere I go I'll bow down to your wisdom and apologise.

[kokumaru]

humans are doing more damage to all wildlife more than any specie of predator in any echo system

[zeeox]

Agreed on that! And in areas where eco-systems are being affected by creatures other than man, it's usually humans that 'induced' the inbalance in the first place - and created favourable conditions for such species to thrive at the expense of others.

[bouvier0]

@zeeox No Dear you have not upset the applecart, perhaps it was I, who started the debate. Your video quality is better than most and I did enjoy it. I should have started with that statement, perhaps. I have been involved in bird counts for over 10 years and raptors are of special interest to me. They also are very attractive to the public. You need not believe me or the most currant counts but just than look at all the UK vids of peregrines. The results of the counts are true or ....

[zeeox]

You mean ninja2kernow's video's quality? Yes, it's a great piece of film. I think there's always a need to be careful and sensible when re-introducing birds of prey back to their former areas... but in the UK it tends to be human persecution that killed them off in the first place and illegal poisoning and lack of decent nest sites that slows them down when re-populating. I fully agree that the mystery concerning colony collapse in honey bees could be a mega-disaster for the planet...

[zeeox]

...but I think discussing bees is a bit off topic on the comments list for a film neither of us made. You must remember that in the UK, massive shooting estates dominate the countryside, maintaining a totally out-of-balance population of game in the first place. The great benefit to other wildlife is that the cover, copses and seed that is provided for partridges and pheasant also benefit them...

[zeeox]

... and there is thus an overall surge in the population of many species, both pseudo-wild and fully wild, like woodpigeon. Free range chickens and gamebirds do not suffer from significant numbers of Peregrine attacks, in fact, I'm sure many more are lost as roadkill. The apex predator for homing/racing pigeons, I agree, should be Peregrine. But that should just be an occupational hazard for following such a hobby.

[zeeox]

(lastly)... And to be honest, it's just tough luck if you lose a semi-domesticated cagebird. I don't think I've ever heard of a Pigeon Fanciers Anti-Peregrine Campaign either but if there is one then it's farcical. It would be like downhill skiers forming an 'Anti-Ice Union' or something! Don't like it? Get another hobby! Like birdwatching real birds that live in the wild!... Like Peregrines! Regards.

[ninja2kernow]

well i,ve missed a chat here,we got all raptors where i live ,CATS kill 9,000,000,000,birds in the UK every year,thanks for your comments

[zeeox]

Couldn't agree more! And 220 million other animals (amphibians, small mammals) are estimated to be killed aswell... There are only about 1400 Peregrines in the UK compared to 10 million cats!

[ninja2kernow]

they are a breeding pair i believe and are just chillen out peregrine style

[BarbRad42]

You have made me appreciate peregrine falcons. I always thought they were SOOOOOO ugly. Your video is incredible. What do you suppose they are doing? Are they fighting, mating or just looking for food?