SwedenLivingWorld world_2_fill WorldBusiness BusinessSports sports-soccer SportsEntertainmentEntertain

Falcon hunting at 3,000 meters altitude: "Fascinating"

» Published: 13 November 2024

Falcon hunting at 3,000 meters altitude: "Fascinating"
Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

Three kilometers above the Earth's surface, a peregrine falcon struck and killed a migrating coastal pipit. Thus, researchers confirmed for the first time that bird hunting occurs at such high altitudes.

"The study helps us understand why migrating birds often fly at extremely high heights," says biologist researcher Arne Hegemann in a press release from Lund University.

The event on a warm spring day above Skåne was caught by chance – thanks to researchers from the Netherlands having equipped this coastal pipit with a transmitter, which was later found in the Skåne falcon's nest.

"Nature is fascinating! The fact that a migratory bird like the coastal pipit flies hundreds of miles non-stop at several thousand meters' height is spectacular," comments biology professor Åke Lindström in the press release.

Tags
TTT
By TTThis article has been altered and translated by Sweden Herald

More news

Nato to investigate maritime law: "Really got happy"
2 MIN READ

Nato to investigate maritime law: "Really got happy"

The Prime Minister is Reported to the Constitutional Committee by the Left Party
1 MIN READ

The Prime Minister is Reported to the Constitutional Committee by the Left Party

Suspected dangerous object neutralized in Brandbergen
1 MIN READ

Suspected dangerous object neutralized in Brandbergen

Terror Threat and Anxiety - Quran Burners on Trial
3 MIN READ

Terror Threat and Anxiety - Quran Burners on Trial

Explosion at row house in Märsta
1 MIN READ

Explosion at row house in Märsta

Rowdy elderly man hit store employee with piece of meat
1 MIN READ

Rowdy elderly man hit store employee with piece of meat

One arrested after explosion in Nyköping
1 MIN READ

One arrested after explosion in Nyköping

Suspected dangerous object in central Gothenburg
1 MIN READ

Suspected dangerous object in central Gothenburg

Discovery of rare earth metals in Småland
1 MIN READ

Discovery of rare earth metals in Småland

Man found with stab wounds – attempted murder investigated
1 MIN READ

Man found with stab wounds – attempted murder investigated

One person dead in fire in Torsby
1 MIN READ

One person dead in fire in Torsby

This is how they will sharpen maritime surveillance
2 MIN READ

This is how they will sharpen maritime surveillance

No increased risk after outbreak among German buffalo
1 MIN READ

No increased risk after outbreak among German buffalo

Vessel stuck in Uddevalla – highly explosive cargo
1 MIN READ

Vessel stuck in Uddevalla – highly explosive cargo

Elevated PFAS levels – new dietary advice in Ronneby
1 MIN READ

Elevated PFAS levels – new dietary advice in Ronneby

"Serious Deviations" in Laboratory
2 MIN READ

"Serious Deviations" in Laboratory

Russia takes more risks: "It can happen in Sweden"
2 MIN READ

Russia takes more risks: "It can happen in Sweden"

Stop Cheating – Register Passengers in Taxis
1 MIN READ

Stop Cheating – Register Passengers in Taxis

Children act as hitmen for foreign powers
2 MIN READ

Children act as hitmen for foreign powers

Fatal Accident Was Not a Hit-and-Run
1 MIN READ

Fatal Accident Was Not a Hit-and-Run