Raptors are carnivores, which is why they are also called birds of prey. In the wild, they are opportunistic feeders. Larger species sometimes find a big animal to feast on, such as a deer carcass or other roadkill. In those cases, they can eat until they are completely full, which means that they don’t have to expend energy hunting until they get hungry again. When they don’t find a large source of food to gorge on, larger raptors will eat smaller prey as they find it. In the winter, they burn