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Do hawks fly and hunt prey at night?

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Hmmmm, i don't think so, but you might want to look it up. Most birds can't see well in the dark so would end up bumping into things whilst flying, but hawks aren't normal birds… here's an answer from 'bonkers_for_blues' from a nature forum. read more

There are nighthawks who, obviously, hunt at night. Generally, common hawks like Red Tails or accipiters do not fly or hunt at night. Most hawk attacks happen in early morning or in the afternoon. read more

hawks are diurnal hunters. They do use the low light hours of morning and evening to hunt as the prey that hawks target are more active at those times but owls primarily are the only raptor that hunts at night. read more

Although a hawk’s vision is multiples sharper than a human’s vision, their night vision is similar to a human’s night vision. The eyeball of a hawk is fairly small. read more

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