Saturday, March 9, 2013

Falcons, by Briana


All About Falcons
By Briana

Falcons’ chicks are not very cute.  Falcons babies  are white little,and furry. Falcons have long pointed wings to help them fly. Their wings help them turn really fast.


Falcons have interesting behavior.To pass their family on. They look for food and dive for it to feed their babies. The falcons fly 300 m, and 320 km Falcons can live about 18 to 20 years old.


They mostly eat birds. Falcons eat doves, ducks, pigeons,
hummingbirds, birds, and bats. Falcons also eat frogs, and fish.


Falcons mostly live near trees.They live in grassland, woodland, wetland, forest, and desert. They can also live in cities. They are found in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, Australia. Falcons are found all the world.sometimes they sleep in nests.


Other animals eat falcons they eat. Great horned owls, and eagles. Predators of babies are ravens, herons, gulls, foxes, wolverines, and  wolves are the most dangerous predators.


Scientists have different names for falcons. The males are called tercle the females are called falcons. The babies are called chicks the groups cast.
     




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