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Falco peregrinus
I was walking along Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon and saw a lot of small white feathers and when I looked further up the beach I saw the falcon with a bird kill. It stayed in the same location feeding for a long time. It is my first time spotting a Peregrine Falcon. Videos: http://youtu.be/GkbQ0SPgKyI and http://youtu.be/13spsU0s9zs
Feeding on Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon.
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache". As is typical of bird-eating raptors, Peregrine Falcons are sexually dimorphic, females being considerably larger than males. The Peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 322 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a National Geographic TV programme, the highest measured speed of a Peregrine Falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph). Wikipedia
Spotted on Nov 4, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013
8 Comments
Thank you Ihazapughappy!
Thank you Fyn Kynd--I am honored to be nominated!
What a cool bird, very nice spotting!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thank you António!
Great series Misako,awesome,perfect timing,congrats and thanks for sharing
Thank you SachindraUmesh!
whoa! awesome spotting! got its genes from velociraptors i guess ;-)