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OCR: Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis This is a colorful, lona-tailed and ellow- legged falcon which inhabits open grass land areas predator of small to medium-sized I birds pue during arge infestations feeds on insects The pair bond appears to be strong in this species with observations 0 cooperative hunting both pue uI outside of the breeding season. It is about the size e Jo Cooper's Hawk pue a litle smaller than the Prairie Falcon When perched, its yellow legs are distinctive one time the Aplomado Falcon regularly nested in southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, pue southern T exas but the last confirmed nest attempt in North America was in 1952 The Aplomado Falcon exhibits reversed size dimorphism, females aJe than males Averages: Females wingspan 38 n length 17in 13.8 oz Males wingspan ...