http://www.wqed.org/birdblog A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 23 May 2013 02:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/question-what-happens-to-the-leftovers/comment-page-1/#comment-7178 Kate St. John Tue, 05 May 2009 13:59:18 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=5541#comment-7178 The chicks are born with the ability to digest meat immediately. Their parents don’t have to pre-digest anything for them. As far as I can tell the only difference between feeding newborn chicks and larger ones is the size of the tidbits the parents present to them.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/question-what-happens-to-the-leftovers/comment-page-1/#comment-7172 Sue Mon, 04 May 2009 21:51:04 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=5541#comment-7172 It looks like the chicks eat raw, “unprocessed” meat. Do the mothers pre-digest the meals at all?
How do their little systems handle their meals if not pre-processed?

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/question-what-happens-to-the-leftovers/comment-page-1/#comment-7148 Traci Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:42:58 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=5541#comment-7148 I have to laugh at the thought! RE: a carcass landing on the Cathedral lawn! As an alumni, I once spent many a sunny day on that lawn. I can only imagine my reaction if a bird carcass landed next to me or on me!! Hilarious!!

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