The peregrine found me and my friend today and gave us a very, very quick look at him as he flashed past.
His patterns were stark against the very grey sky.
peregrine falcon
TagJL Neighborhood: Peregrine Falcon
Zip!!!!! A rare bird at Jordan Lake …
This peregrine falcon was chasing crows at the lake.
The crows were NOT happy.
I didn’t see any crows get caught but that didn’t slow their noisy objections.
Crow is high on the peregrine menu.
peregrine dashes; photo and video
The peregrine falcon was up early chasing breakfast.
He made several extremely fast dashes but I didn’t see him catch anything.
Here he is coming back to a snappy landing at the end of a dash.
His air brakes worked wonderfully well.
At one point the crows tried to take over his roost tree,
but the peregrine abruptly returned and scattered them.
Unlike humans, peregrines like to eat crow…
see video of some of his take offs and landings at https://flic.kr/p/MWmjb9
speed, indeed 2 photos
THE fastest land or sea animal on earth, the peregrine falcon.
The peregrine is not common here in central NC.
But this morning, I got the thrill of watching one swiftly wing past me.
In a stoop, a hunting dive, the peregrine can reach 200 mph! Oh, my, speed indeed.
doc ellen's journey 