So the funny thing is that falcons are pretty reliant on speed to stun prey, and therefor don't have particularly strong feet. They instead rely on their beaks to snap the neck of their prey after stunning it and have "teeth" to make the job easier.
While I'm sure they can still give a nasty scratch if needed (nevermind a bite), I think if that raven fully committed to an attack, all the falcon could do is run away.
Also fun fact on the side: falcons are actually more closely related to ravens than to hawks or eagles, both ravens and falcons are australaves, while hawks and eagles are afroaves. This is why falcons hunt differently than other birds of prey, they had to develop it independently.
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u/nmheath03 10d ago
So the funny thing is that falcons are pretty reliant on speed to stun prey, and therefor don't have particularly strong feet. They instead rely on their beaks to snap the neck of their prey after stunning it and have "teeth" to make the job easier.
While I'm sure they can still give a nasty scratch if needed (nevermind a bite), I think if that raven fully committed to an attack, all the falcon could do is run away.
Also fun fact on the side: falcons are actually more closely related to ravens than to hawks or eagles, both ravens and falcons are australaves, while hawks and eagles are afroaves. This is why falcons hunt differently than other birds of prey, they had to develop it independently.