The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large...
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The prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a medium-large sized falcon of western North America. It is about the size of a peregrine falcon or a crow, with...
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nearly always black. They feed mainly on smaller birds. Third are the peregrine falcon and its relatives, variably sized powerful birds that also have a black...
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The shaheen falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka...
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The Barbary falcon (Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found from the Canary Islands eastwards across...
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Falconry (section Falcons (Falco))
the word "falcon" referred to a female peregrine falcon only, while the word "hawk" or "hawke" referred to a female hawk. A male hawk or falcon was referred...
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season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Most likely either the lanner or peregrine falcon was the sacred species of falcon to the ancient Egyptians...
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Community Peregrine Project noted the arrival of the first egg in March, which set a record for the earliest sighting of a peregrine falcon egg at this...
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caring Ymbryne headmistress of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children who can transform into a peregrine falcon and manipulate time Terence Stamp as...
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WoodmenLife Tower (section Peregrine falcon project)
Since 1988, the tower has been part of the Nebraska Peregrine Falcon Project, where peregrine falcons breed and nest on the building's 28th floor. The WoodmenLife...
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Falcon of Malta" Falco peregrinus brookei, aka the Maltese Falcon, Mediterranean region subspecies of peregrine falcon Tribute of the Maltese Falcon,...
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It is also the third fastest animal in the world overall after the peregrine falcon and the golden eagle, with all three species capable of executing high...
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list of the fastest animals in the world, by types of animal. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird, and the fastest member of the animal kingdom,...
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Bren Ten (redirect from Peregrine Falcon Phoenix)
Corporation. This entity eventually became Peregrine Industries. Models included the Peregrine Falcon and Phoenix. Peregrine Industries, however, fell victim to...
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Kodak Tower (section Peregrine Falcon Webcam)
reintroduce peregrine falcons to eastern North America after the species was listed on the U.S. Endangered Species list. In 1998 a pair of peregrine falcons known...
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bird", who is, in fact, the headmistress Miss Alma LeFay Peregrine (named after the peregrine falcon, a well known bird of prey). There Jacob is also introduced...
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horizontally. The bird that can achieve the greatest airspeed is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), able to exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in its dives...
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"wandering" or "travelling" from the habits of young peregrine falcons (falco peregrinus, meaning "pilgrim falcon" in Medieval Latin), which would travel long...
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Varina-Enon Bridge (section Peregrine falcons program)
Bridge pairs now represent approximately 30 percent of the Virginia peregrine falcon population. In a major victory for the endangered species, and VDOT's...
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series "Peregrine", a song by Donovan on the 1968 album The Hurdy Gurdy Man The Peregrine, 1967 book by J. A. Baker on peregrine falcons Peregrine (album)...
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home in the forest during a severe blizzard. Frightful, Sam's pet peregrine falcon, and The Baron, a weasel, share the home with him. In a flashback,...
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Columbia Energy Center (section Peregrine Falcons)
PSC. An active peregrine falcon nest has been located on the stack of Unit 1 since 2006. The nest has produced over 60 peregrine falcon young in that time...
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Bridge and its VDOT staff host a successful breeding program for peregrine falcons on its high towers. The mile-long drawbridge replaced ferry service...
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"collared falcon" in reference to the white throat). The aplomado falcon is very slender, long-winged, and long-tailed, the size of a small peregrine falcon (F...
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Peale's falcon (Falco peregrinus pealei) is a subspecies of the peregrine falcon. This subspecies was first identified by the ornithologist Robert Ridgway...
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The Peregrine Fund (named after the bird of prey of the same name the peregrine falcon) is a non-profit organization founded in 1970 that conserves threatened...
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Gyrfalcon (redirect from Gyr falcon)
The gyrfalcon is larger, broader-winged and longer-tailed than the peregrine falcon, which it is known to compete with (and occasionally hunt). It differs...
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for eye black that included profanity. In some birds, such as the peregrine falcon and the common kestrel, it is possible to see black feathering underneath...
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Horus (category Falcon deities)
He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon, or as a man with a falcon head. The earliest recorded form of...
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Retrieved August 3, 2007. The Falcon and the Snowman at IMDb The Falcon and the Snowman at Rotten Tomatoes Lucy, the Peregrine Falcon used in the movie. Movie...
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