Dining
Sapsan feeds almost exclusively on birds and small size of the average: sparrows, thrush, starling, pigeons, ducks, etc. In general, attachment to certain No - diet varies depending on the availability in the area. In addition to birds, occasionally hunts on some small mammals such as bats, squirrels and rabbits, and also eats amphibians and insects. the most active birds showing morning and evening. With very few exceptions extraction catching on the fly, at podlete while birds often prey pair, take turns diving for the victim. Sapsan wait in ambush, sitting on a high ledge, or fly low over the ground, vspugivaya potential victims. Noticing in the air extraction, it is quickly gaining height and folding wings, almost at right angles sharply dives down in an effort to touch her legs slightly. According to experts, during a dive speed of the birds can reach 322 km / h or 90 m / s that allows the name peregrine the fastest living organism in the world. The blow is so powerful that the victim may otletet the head or torso unpicked throughout its length. Proceeds have always fed the birds are raised in elevation, where a meal satisfied. Unlike many other predators, peregrine leaves intact the head, wings, and sometimes feet of his victim.