Peregrine Falcon is a photograph by Juli Scalzi which was uploaded on May 21st, 2016.
Peregrine Falcon
The Peregrine falcon - also known as the duck hawk - is one of the world's fastest birds with power-diving speeds over 200 miles per hour during its... more
by Juli Scalzi
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Peregrine Falcon
Artist
Juli Scalzi
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Photograph
Description
The Peregrine falcon - also known as the duck hawk - is one of the world's fastest birds with power-diving speeds over 200 miles per hour during its characteristic hunting stoop.
The peregrine falcon is a highly admired falconry bird, and has been used in falconry for more than 3,000 years, beginning with nomads in central Asia. Its advantages in falconry include not only its athleticism and eagerness to hunt, but an equitable disposition that leads to it being one of the easier falcons to train. The peregrine falcon has the additional advantage of a natural flight style of circling above the falconer ("waiting on") for game to be flushed, and then performing an effective and exciting high speed diving stoop to take the quarry. The speed and energy of the stoop allows the falcon to catch fast flying birds, and to deliver a knock out blow with a fist-like clenched talon against game that may be much larger than itself.
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May 21st, 2016
