peregrine

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At the Houses of Parliament, he holds a peregrine falcon chick while it is ringed for identification.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 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

A laser beamed into a bird box has disturbed nesting peregrine falcons.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

“Merlin of the Forest Sauvage,” said the peregrine, “what is a Beast of the Foot?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White