ThePiper on Nostr: A Gymnogene or African Harrier Hawk takes off from a perch. They prey mostly on ...

A Gymnogene or African Harrier Hawk takes off from a perch. They prey mostly on nestlings especially weavers nestlings. They have adapted legs that can be dislocated and worked up the narrow mouth of weaver nests to retrieve nestlings.

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