peregrine
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She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
The number of peregrine falcons at Yosemite National Park has soared over the past 15 years since the launch of a protection plan for the once-endangered raptors that nest in the park’s cliffs and peaks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
A laser beamed into a bird box has disturbed nesting peregrine falcons.
From BBC • May 30, 2024
We’ll have a circular flight track allowing raptors like osprey and peregrine falcons to practice continuous flight, leading to quicker recovery times.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
He tells me how the peregrine falcon hits speeds of 200 miles per hour in a dive.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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