For humans, the holiday season is commonly marked by a series of large feasts, and fowl are often among the principal dishes of these meals. While there is no holiday equivalent (that we know of) in the world of raptors, we note that these fellow apex predators share our taste for avian table fare, as this Prairie Falcon so aptly demonstrates. Interesting to note is the raptor's initial focus on the prey's head, as it first de-feathers and then consumes the head, presumably for the high nutrient

Watch as a swift fox dodges the attacks of a prairie falcon. Nongame Technician Carissa Turner captured this clip while out in Shirley Basin doing black-footed ferret habitat surveys. Watch more action-packed clips of Wyoming's wildlife on the WildLIVE page of our website: https://bit.ly/3fGm914 | Wyoming Game and Fish Department

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