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With striking white-and-gray plumage, yellow beaks and talons, and powerfully compact bodies, peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus)are beautiful birds in any posture. But they’re downright magical in ...

Peregrine falcons "Gino Falcone" and "Teddie Perrygrine" have officially flown the coop! The two peregrine falcons recently took their very first flights from the Port Washington Generating Station ...

Peregrine falcons can reach speeds of 200 m.p.h. They can spot prey from a mile away. They inspired the design of the B-2 stealth bomber. They were once almost used, by the U.S. military, as a weapon.

At Cathedral of Learning, baby peregrine falcons mark another generation A mother peregrine falcon named Carla circled above the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus, briefly ...

A lone peregrine falcon perches atop the cross at Christ Episcopal Church, Fifth and Court streets in Reading, on what would be a favorite falcon hunting and observation perch in succeeding years. The ...