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Female peregrine falcon swallowing a small rock.
She had a couple of rocks this morning, and they do this to help with digestion.
Obviously, they don't have teeth so a few rocks inside their gizzard (a portion of their stomach) act like teeth and help with digesting food. If you zoom in, you notice that the rock is pointy, with time it will erode and become roundish.. and that's when they spit them out and get a couple more.
IMG_2681
Female peregrine falcon swallowing a small rock.
She had a couple of rocks this morning, and they do this to help with digestion.
Obviously, they don't have teeth so a few rocks inside their gizzard (a portion of their stomach) act like teeth and help with digesting food. If you zoom in, you notice that the rock is pointy, with time it will erode and become roundish.. and that's when they spit them out and get a couple more.