... among species, being at least 129 Hz in the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus , 102 Hz in the saker falcon, Falco cherrug , and 81 Hz in the Harris's hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus . We suggest a potential link between fast vision and hunting strategy, with high temporal resolution in the fast-flying...

...Suzanne Amador Kane; Marjon Zamani This study reports on experiments on falcons wearing miniature videocameras mounted on their backs or heads while pursuing flying prey. Videos of hunts by a gyrfalcon ( Falco rusticolus ), gyrfalcon ( F. rusticolus )/Saker falcon ( F. cherrug ) hybrids...

... on their feet for killing prey, falcons tend to employ their beaks. Consequently, falcons are expected to achieve relatively greater bite forces, and hawks are expected to generate relatively greater grip forces. Force estimates predicted from musculoskeletal morphology in a previous study indicated...

...Vance A. Tucker; Tom J. Cade; Alice E. Tucker ABSTRACT An optical tracking device recorded the three-dimensional paths of 11 dives by a 1.02 kg gyrfalcon, trained to dive to a falconer. The dives started at altitudes up to 500 m above the ground and were inclined at angles of 17–62 ° from...