Falco rufigularis

The Amazing Mid-air Attacks of the Bat Falcon

grrlscientist | June 30, 2009

tags: Bat Falcon, Falco rufigularis, South America, nature, National Geographic, streaming video This female bat falcon, Falco rufigularis, makes dazzling mid-air catches over Mayan ruins in Guatemala to feed her chicks [2:15]

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