peregrine
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A handful of California species recoveries have been championed as success stories under the Endangered Species Act, including southern sea otters, peregrine falcons, humpback whales, bald eagles and green sea turtles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
On Friday's many of the members can be found excitedly gazing up to the top of St George's Church in Sheffield, which is home to breeding peregrine falcons.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the Houses of Parliament, he holds a peregrine falcon chick while it is ringed for identification.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
Frightful slowed down, instinctively recognizing the love song of the male peregrine falcon.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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