Hawking (birds) - Opportunistic Feeding

Opportunistic Feeding

Many other birds are known to engage in hawking as an opportunistic feeding technique or a supplemental source of nutrition: among these are the Cedar Waxwing, which mostly eats fruit but is also often observed hawking insects over streams; terns of the genus Chlidonias, such as the Black Tern, fly in search of insects, sometimes chasing after dragonflies in flight; and even large owls that normally feed on rodents will snatch flying insects when the opportunity arises.

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