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Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) often nest on bridges over rivers and other waterways, resulting in the need for mitigation planning for bridge maintenance and reconstruction. However, mitigation ...
Choice of prey and feeding activity of urban peregrine falcons Falco peregrinus during the breeding season / R. Schneider & I. Wilden -- Population ecology of peregrine falcons Falco peregrinus in ...
Their Latin name, Falco peregrinus, means “wandering falcon.” And wander they do — juvenile peregrines banded in Alaska have been recaptured several months later in Tierra del Fuego at the ...
And the species Latin scientific name Falco peregrinus translates to "wanderer" in English. The bird is found on all continents except Antarctica. More: Outdoors calendar ...
Population density, territory size and habit use of Gurney's eagle Aquila gurneyi in the North Moluccas, Indonesia / Nils Røv & Jan Ove Gjershaug -- Recent observations on peregrine falcons Falco ...
Peregrine falcon numbers in Yosemite and across the country plummeted from the 1950s to the 1970s due to DDT poisoning. By 1974, there were only 324 pairs remaining in the United States.
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is the fastest bird on earth, capable of diving from great heights at speeds of up to 240 miles per hour. Males are 15–18 inches in length with a 35–42-inch ...
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 ...
Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), the world’s fastest birds, arrived in UK cities in the 1990s, attracted by the abundance of their preferred prey, pigeons.
A peregrine falcon pair nesting on top of a downtown St. Paul office tower laid their first of possibly five eggs this season on Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...
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