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A Peregrine falcon found injured and unable to fly along the shore of a Westchester County reservoir is back in the wild, ...
Peregrine falcons reach breakneck speeds and dive down onto their prey before capturing it. Research reveals that they're able to hunt better at faster speeds. Peregrine Falcon Stoop ...
Populations of peregrine falcons could help manage nuisance bird species across the Training Area. ... peregrine falcons can reach speeds of up to 320 kph during a hunting dive, or stoop.
The falcon's stoop has fascinated birdwatchers and scientists alike. “Detailed descriptions of the peregrine’s dive date back centuries,” said Robin Mills, a behavioral ecologist at the ...
In the latest instalment of Mark Cocker's 'Winging it' column, he looks at the peregrine, a bird of prey with astonishing ...
Peregrine falcons are wild, fast and formidable. Often called the fighter jets of the avian world, peregrines have been clocked at more than 200 mph during a stoop, or dive.
Then one day she saw Aries do a stoop, a hunting maneuver in which peregrine falcons pull in their wings and dive, up to 200 miles per hour, surprising their prey from above with a devastating impact.
The tenth anniversary of peregrine falcons nesting at St James’s Church in Louth is being celebrated by bird enthusiasts.
Computer simulations of peregrine falcon attacks show that the extreme speeds reached during dives from high altitudes enhance the raptors' ability to execute maneuvers needed to nab agile prey ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A new family of peregrine falcons has started high atop the Harrisburg skyline, and you can watch, courtesy of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It&#8… ...
LIMA — Several young peregrine falcons have fledged from their nest box atop the Chase building at 121 W. High St. in downtown Lima.
These are some talon-ted dads. Two superfly peregrine falcons were rightly perched on a pedestal this past Father’s Day for fiercely protecting their newborn hatchings in their sky-high nests ...