Peregrin falcon

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Karl Martens Peregrine Falcon I Signed Watercolour on handmade Indian paper 59 x 39 1/2 in 149.9 x 100.3 cms

white peregrin falcon

Sleek, fast-flying large falcon. Always look for a grayish back in adults, long wings that almost reach the tail tip, and powerful but slender build. Dark mark below each eye varies in shape and size. Juveniles are more heavily patterned below than adults, and can be quite brownish above. Patterning varies considerably across a wide global range, with back color ranging from pale gray in Central Asian “Red-capped” to slaty-blue across much of northern Eurasia North America, to almost black…

Peregrine Falcon | PEREGRINE FALCON

Photo about a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a stump. these birds are the fastest animals in the world. Image of raptor, predator, peregrine - 31508617

"Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on Earth, capable of diving at up to 242 miles (390 km) per hour as they swoop after their prey, and they possess several adaptations that help them cope with the aerodynamic stress they experience while traveling at such extreme speeds: their stiffened feathers...