| Features:
15-20 inches from head to tip of tail. Falcons
have long, pointed wings and relatively long tails. Wing strokes
are rapid, powerful, fluid and continuous. Peregrines are
the fastest known bird, reaching 200 miles per hour when diving
for prey. Distinguishing characteristic is the strong mustache
mark below the eye.
Adult:
Grey backed, barred, and spotted below
Immature:
Brown, heavily streaked
Habitat:
The peregrine falcon can be found from open country to local
urban areas.
Voice:
Repeated we’chew, and a rapid kek kek kek kek
Pellets:
½-7/8 inches W x ½-1 7/8 inches
Foraging:
Falcons often hunt other birds. Kill sites are often hard
to distinguish. The carcass can be picked clean, or the breast
maybe the only part removed. Feathers plucked from the victim
may often be arranged in a ring on the ground, unlike being
randomly strewn around when it is a mammal predator. |
