peregrine

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“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

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

"Breathtaking" footage of what was believed to be a peregrine falcon attempting to hunt during a murmuration of thousands of starlings has been captured on video.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Chris Atkinson, 44, was looking for peregrine falcons at Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington, on 18 October when he spotted a circular rainbow in the mist.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

“That’s the last place in the world for a peregrine falcon to nest. No cliffs over there.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George