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Eleonora's Falcon, Falco eleonorae

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
April 2003

Eleonora's Falcon

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Phrygana diorama

Photo of the Eleonora's Falcon, Falco eleonorae, which is also called “the Pirate of the Aegean” since it attacks migrating passerines which pass over Mediterranean Sea during autumn, in order to feed its chicks.

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