peregrine
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A 60% mortality rate in the first year means it's a "tough gig" being a young peregrine falcon, Dr Hurley observes, adding that such a rate is common among predators.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025
The number of peregrine falcons at Yosemite National Park has soared over the past 15 years since the launch of a protection plan for the once-endangered raptors that nest in the park’s cliffs and peaks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
The incident at St Peter and St Paul's church in Cromer, Norfolk, caused the female peregrine to leave her nest and chick "for a considerable amount of time", police said.
From BBC • May 30, 2024
When he saw the plaque under the peregrine falcon, the one that was just plain wrong, the day took on a different tone.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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