High-Velocity Falcons

Peregrine Falcon Chicks Fed by Mom

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Peregrine Falcon Banding 2005

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Peregrine Falcon Banding 2006

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Peregrine Falcon chicks Newly Hatched

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Ruppell's Griffon Vulture

A flock of big, tough Ruppell's griffon vultures are more than a match for a pack of hyenas.

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Tags: Birds/Birds of Prey, ruppells griffon vulture, hyenas, raptor

Harris's Hawks

Like wolves of the air, Harris's hawks hunt in packs to flush their desperate rabbit prey out in the open, where they're easy pickings.

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Tags: Birds/Birds of Prey, hawks, hark, harris

Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattler

In the desert sky, a hawk spies prey—a venomous rattler! Who wins out in this battle of the predators?

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Tags: Birds/Birds of Prey, hawk, rattler, hawks

Water Chevrotain & Crowned Eagle

The small water chevrotain has some big distant cousins, but it must rely on instinct when an eagle decides it would make tasty prey.

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Tags: Birds/Birds of Prey, chevrotain, eagle, prey

Peregrine Falcon chick 7/26/07

A Peregrine Falcon chick waits for adults to arrive with food. Preens emerging feathers or picks bugs? Do emerging feathers itch?

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Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon eating a pigeon on the BB&T building downtown Winston-Salem, NC January 4, 2007.

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