Birdwatching - 3305 🐦

🦉 The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)

• Falco phalcōn (Greek), falco (Lat.) falcon; the word falco is derived from falx (sickle, scythe) and means "curved in the form of a sickle", which is associated with the shape of a falcon's wing in flight or its powerful sickle-shaped claws (Gotch, 1981)
• subbuteo lat.: sub below, under, close to.., partly, buteo buzzard

Every year I encounter this raptor in the same place. Since 2017, it has been living in a small patch of forest near the river, where tall conifers grow among the deciduous trees. I'm always sure I'll spot this bird right here.

This predator feeds on small birds, which apparently doesn't bother them at all, as they live nearby. It also feeds on various flying insects, especially dragonflies.