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
Sequoia National Park is home to the world’s largest trees and iconic birds including peregrine falcons and bald eagles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
"Breathtaking" footage of what was believed to be a peregrine falcon attempting to hunt during a murmuration of thousands of starlings has been captured on video.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
“I can’t. Since I can’t have her, I want her to be a wild peregrine falcon. She must go.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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