The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to be able to properly observe how the world’s fastest bird catches its prey. With a diving speed that can reach ...

A peregrine falcon project has marked two decades by welcoming an early egg into its nest. At about 15:00 GMT on Monday, the first egg of 2025 for Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project was laid by a ...

The peregrine falcon’s ability to dive for prey at over 240 miles an hour has long captivated humans. In the 1970s falconers helped save the species from extinction. An Indian painting portrays ...

A peregrine falcon nesting in a town hall has laid its first egg of the year. The bird of prey, which has made its home at ...

Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) are famously capable of reaching speeds of around 320 kilometres per hour as they dive or 'stoop' to catch their prey. Traditionally, the birds kept away from ...

Peregrine falcons will occasionally use their full-dive ambush attacks to kill birds of prey, such as golden eagles and bald eagles. The name peregrine means “wanderer,” a proper name given ...

It's a peregrine falcon that was captured and escaped." The raptors feed on small birds attracted to the wheat, waiting motionless and watching from power lines that cross the fields. The number of ...

The birds can fly up to 60 mph and reach 260 mph when diving, according to ... Peregrine falcon populations, like many birds of prey including osprey and bald eagles, were affected by DDT and ...

Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) are famously capable of reaching speeds of around 320 kilometres per hour as they dive or 'stoop' to catch their prey. Traditionally, the birds kept away from ...