▁the ▁bre eding ▁season , ▁the ▁male ▁will ▁provision ▁the ▁female ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁young ▁with ▁food . ▁The ▁rate ▁of ▁provision ing ▁increases ▁from ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁times ▁per ▁day ▁during ▁inc ub ation ▁to ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁per ▁day ▁when ▁young ▁have ▁h atch ed , ▁though ▁the ▁male ▁can ▁be ▁hand ic apped ▁by ▁wet , ▁fog gy ▁or ▁wind y ▁weather . ▁In ▁a ▁manner ▁typical ▁of ▁har riers , ▁pre y ▁is ▁passed ▁between ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁air : ▁The ▁female ▁f lies ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁male , ▁who ▁dro ps ▁the ▁pre y ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁catch . ▁The ▁male ▁hun ts ▁over ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁nest . ▁The ▁female ▁hun ts ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁nest , ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁away , ▁and ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁young ▁have ▁h atch ed . ▁ ▁Status ▁and ▁distribution ▁This ▁species ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Pale ar ctic . ▁In ▁most ▁European ▁countries ▁there ▁is ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁small ▁population , ▁except ▁in ▁Norway ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁present . ▁The ▁bre eding ▁range ▁extends ▁as ▁far ▁east ▁as ▁the ▁Ur als , ▁whereas ▁the ▁most ▁western ▁population ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁Portugal . ▁Bre eding ▁also ▁occurs ▁in ▁northern ▁Africa , ▁mostly ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁In ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁southern ▁England . ▁In ▁Ireland ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁rarely ▁seen , ▁and ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁South