#Falco peregrinus

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher & Peregrine Falcon

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

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Falco peregrinus [ハヤブサ,Peregrine Falcon]

何度か川面をホバリングをしてました。 何を狙っていたのでしょうか？

[dduane]

Birdwatching

It's a nice sunny morning over in Illkirch-Graffenstaden (outside of Strasbourg) and business as usual appears to be proceeding at the peregrine falcons' nest there.

The mother (or just "falcon": males are called "tercels" due either to being a third smaller than the females, or due to an old myth that only one of every three eggs hatches out a male) just spent five minutes or so fiddling around with the twigs and junk on the platform in front of the nest. These may have been brought by the idiot pigeons that keep trying to nest there even while the falcons are in residence. The falcon's attitude at that point seemed to be one of "Where the F did this stuff come from, I don't remember bringing any of this here..."

When she got bored with that she got back into the nesting shelter and scratched the nest materials around a little: then did a bit of a squat-and-wiggle and settled herself over the egg. (There seems to be just the one: you can see it there under her wing.)

...And there she sat for a couple minutes more, until something made her get up and start observing the space around the church spire very intently. Quite soon after that she plainly saw something that concerned her, went straight to the edge of the platform, and leapt off into the air to have a better look at whatever it was. She hasn't been back since. (That was about fifteen minutes ago.)

Here's the live cam on YouTube. WARNING: turn your sound DOWN before going there. The wind noise is genuinely deafening.

ETA, 1:07 Strasbourg time: And oh FFS, here are the pigeons. We've stumbled into a bird-based soap opera.

I'm going to be sooooo interested to see what the falcon does when she gets back and finds them there. It's going to amaze me if these dingbats don't get killed and eaten, sooner or later.

...And here the tercel (whose name is apparently Valentine) comes back and sees the pigeons off. ("Lou", one of the commenters on the feed, grabbed the video...)

...Valentine then stands there shouting in indignation for a couple of minutes. Well, who could blame him.

(Also, noting the red smudge on his lower breast feathers. Looks like he may have been hunting.)

(ETA: there's another view of the nest, from inside the nesting box and above, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99QErpXgXBU)

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Daffy, a female peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), photographed in Perth.

by Vikrant Deshpande

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Andrew Newmark

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Adam Cunningham

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BOTD: Peregrine Falcon

^Image credit: Ambquinn

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

The Peregrine Falcon is famous for being the fastest animal on the planet, reaching up to 200 mph (320 km/h) during their steep hunting dives. The highest measured diving speed recorded by a Peregrine Falcon is 242 mph (389 km/h). They typically nest on cliff edges, but will also nest on tall buildings in some of its range.

[kyokoito]

この枝に１時間近くいたので、色んな表情が見られました♪

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Oscar Wainwright

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Peregrine Falcon

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Falco peregrinus [ハヤブサ,Peregrine Falcon]

とある撮影場所に向かっていたら、入り口近くに止まっていました😘

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Kyle Tansley

[bloodmoon24]

Say hello to the predator of WingBlade’s species. These guys can use their wings as shields and their tails as swords, kinda like a knight

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Peregrine Falcon by Zed Via Flickr: From Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in Willows, CA. I spotted her from the car on the six mile driving course just as she was preparing to take flight over a raft of ducks. I quickly pulled to the shoulder and climbed over the center console in order to shoot out of the passenger-side window. She took one pass over the terrified ducks and returned to her perch empty-handed.

[gergarnero]

HALCÓN PEREGRINO

FALCO PEREGRINUS FALCO PEREGRINUS LONGITUD: 34 – 50 CENTÍMETROS. PESO: 0,55 A 1,5 KILOS. PLUMAJE: IGUAL PARA AMBOS SEXOS. MIGRACIÓN: MIGRATORIO PARCIAL. ESTADO: COMÚN A NIVEL LOCAL. UBICACIÓN: TODO EL MUNDO ( EXCEPTO LA ANTÁRTIDA ). EL HALCÓN PEREGRINO ES UNA DE LAS AVES MÁS RÁPIDAS DEL MUNDO; TAMBIÉN TIENE LA MAYOR DISTRIBUCIÓN ENTRE TODAS LAS AVES TERRESTRES QUE VUELAN DE DÍA, Y SE ENCUENTRA EN…