 Have you seen a bullet shaped bird, and does it have a
three inch long beak? If so, it could be a peregrine falcon. Have you seen
a bird with yellow eyes scare prey when they come near their nest? If
it does, then it is a peregrine falcon. Another name for the peregrine falcon is the
duck hawk. The peregrine falcon swivels its head upside down only when there is flying
prey overhead and then it attacks. The peregrines wing span is 30-45 inches
long. The peregrine falcon is rare around Colorado. The peregrines enemies
are pesticides. Peregrine falcons only live in gorges, cliffs, and valleys. The
main food for the peregrine is pigeons, starlings, and all of the other
little birds. The peregrine's eggs are pinkish white with brownish dots. |
I got my information from a book called NATURE'S HIDDEN WORLD by Jan Smith. I got some more information from a pamphlet called FALCON PERIGRINUS. That is the German name for peregrine falcon. |
Have you ever seen a fast flying bird with sharp claws? It may be a peregrine falcon. Does it make a sound like "kic-kic-kic?" Can you see brown and white feathers? If so, it is a peregrine falcon. A peregrine is also called a duck hawk. A peregrine can have 3-4 pinkish, white, brownish, red speckles on their eggs. A baby peregrine only weighs 28 grams when it's hatched. A female peregrine is a medium-sized bird. It weighs a little over two pounds or 1 kg. It is 18 in. or 46 cm. from head to toe. It also has a 45 in. or 114 cm. wing span. The male peregrine is two thirds the size of his mate. The male peregrine weighs 1/2 pound or 7 kg. A male peregrine is 2 in. or 5 cm. shorter than it's mate. It also has a 4 in. or 10 cm. shorter wing span than it's mate. The peregrine eats flickers, jays, magpies and white-throated swifts. A peregrine can fly 200 miles per hour or 323 kph. The male peregrine makes wide loops in the sky calling the female. Then they dive down head first and dance in the sky with each other. A peregrine lives its life in rocky cliffs near rivers, lakes and along seacoasts. It needs songbirds and pigeons for food. A peregrine's only enemy is pesticides. It's been fun telling you about the peregrine falcon. |
I got my information from books called: THE PEREGRINE FALCON by Willam G. Carl and William R. Sanford, GUIDE TO WESTERN WILDLIFE by Buddy Mays.
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