It’s also notorious for feeding on its predatory cousins—hawks, buzzards, and other diurnal raptors—sometimes systematically searching rock crevices and snatching a Northern Goshawk or Eurasian Hobby from its nighttime roost. “We’ve found Peregrine Falcon bands in their nests,” says Savelsberg, “along with the remains of coots, geese, Long-eared Owls. You name it, they eat it.” They will even eat a hedgehog after peeling its spiny skin.
