![]() Hawks’ nests are typically built in the branches of tall trees where it is airy and a broad view of the landscape is available. In nature, hawks tend to act more aggressively than falcons do. Falcons are designed to eat animals that are in flight such as pigeons, dragonflies, bats, and other birds. Hawks usually eat mammals, such as lizards and snakes, rabbits, and mice.Īt the same time, falcons use their spiky talons to catch and hold the prey and afterward kill them with their beaks. On the other hand, hawks hunt by perching upon high objects, such as fences, branches, cell phone towers, and electric poles and waiting for the perfect time to kill their prey.īeing equipped with strong and sharp talons, hawks compress their prey effortlessly and kill them with dangerous claws. Thanks to their excellent eyesight, falcons don’t have any difficulties tracking the prey from below although they always attack from high altitudes. Therefore, they often do something called a stoop, which is when they soar extremely fast downwards, aiming the prey on the ground. ![]() Having astonishingly fast vision enables them to approach the prey in no time effortlessly.įalcons prefer to hunt remarkably high in the sky. According to, under the same conditions, Harris’s hawk can see 77 Hz (blinks per second) and a peregrine falcon can see 129 Hz, while humans see no more than 50-60 Hz. They can see greater distances than humans to spot their prey and even small details from more than one mile away. Hunting Habitīirds of prey, like hawks and falcons, have some of the sharpest eyesight in the animal kingdom. A falcon’s small body shape and pointed wings are for high speed. Hawks soar at 190 km/h while falcons’ average speed is about 390km/h. For falcons, they flap their wings rapidly as they glide for a short distance.Įven though falcons have narrower wings, they fly much faster than hawks do. Hawks often glide in the air with their wide wings flapping slowly. Since a hawk’s habit is soaring in the sky, it always spans its broad and straight wings. Hawks have a bigger wingspan than falcons do. Next, check out this video for an overall view of the following features: If you take a closer look at the photo above, you will surely see that falcons have a notch or angular bend on their beaks while hawks have a simple curve on theirs. The falcon’s head is rounded and looks like a circular shape, while hawks have a pointed head that is slightly flat on the top. ![]() By distinguishing their wings’ shape, you can effortlessly identify which one is a hawk or falcon while they’re gliding through the sky. Hawks have wider wings with rounded ends, where there are about five feathers that are open and separated, which look like fingers, whereas falcons have long and slim wings that are hinged like the elbow and pointed at the end. The most prominent feature of the falcon is probably their bright yellow eyelid, upper part of the mouth, and feet. Most falcons also have black and white stripes and patterns on their belly and wing underside. Its wings have the same color tone but are lighter, and its neck is pale and white. On the other hand, a falcon’s head and back are dark gray and sometimes greyish blue. Their feet and upper part of the mouth are chiefly light yellow. Generally, most hawks have reddish-brown or dark brown heads and wings along with a pale belly and wing underside. Usually, female hawks and falcons are bigger than male ones. ![]() A fully grown hawk is measured 18 to 26 inches in length and weighs from 0.7 to 1.6 kg, while a falcon has a body length of 13 to 23 inches and weighs from 0.7 to 1.5 kg.
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