Instead, these large, robust birds fly out to sea to hunt up to 50 miles from land, rather than inland. This is an impressive physical feat, as peregrines are not able to rest floating on water as seabirds do. They must either eat their prey while flying, or carry it a very long way back to land to consume it.
In contrast to other birds, these large, robust birds choose to hunt out at sea up to 50 miles from shore, rather than inland. This is an impressive physical feat, as peregrines are unable to rest on water like other seabirds do. They must either eat their prey while flying or transport it a long distance back to land.