Peregrine Falcon fastest bird in the world!
This guy reaches diving speeds of 321.8 kilometers per hour!
I was fortunate enough to get him sitting, taking off and returning with supper on my camera. The Peregrine Falcon has always fascinated me, especially with his blinding fast attacks on birds in flight. He strikes so fast that the poor victim has absolutely no chance to duck or swerve.
This is what Wikipedia has to say about the Peregrine Falcon.
"The bird with the greatest airspeed velocity is the Peregrine falcon, able to exceed 321.8 km/h (200 mph) in its hunting dives"
Taken from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_by_flight_speed
Here he was preparing himself for the hunt!
And here he took off to go and find something to eat!
In all honesty, I didn't expect him to return, but look at this!
I had the feeling that he knew where I was, as he kept on looking at me!
The background color change in the last 3 photos because of the sun moving behind his high seat!
Finally, before I go, can you believe that the fastest bird in normal flight is the homing pigeon?
"This is a list of the fastest flying birds in the world. A bird's velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when gliding. The bird with the greatest airspeed velocity is the Peregrine falcon, able to exceed 321.8 km/h (200 mph) in its hunting dives.[1][2] The greatest self-powered horizontal speed is achieved by Homing Racing Pigeons. They can fly 1100 km (700 miles) in a single day, and they have been recorded flying at 177 km/h (110 miles per hour), making them the birds with the fastest speed ever recorded on a self-powered flight, and the fastest endurance flight".
Have a look at the list at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_by_flight_speed
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Great falcon photos.That's a hard bird to photograph around here.ive only seen 2 in the last couple years and always too far away.
Thank you and I was standing on the front verandah of a house built on the mountain side. We were visiting in the Cape and lower down was some huge trees that reached up tp eye level. The distance was about 200 yards, which was no problem for the super zoom.
Ae first I thought that it was a pigeon so I think you can imagine my surprise and delight when I zoomed and saw that it was a Peregrine. The real McCoy.
Oh, and I also got a Harrier Hawk in the same tree.
Just a matter of being in the right place at the right time my friend.
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Fantastic shots of it and WOW I knew they were fast but never knew they could reach such amazing speeds
Thank you JJ, it explained a lot of things to me as this guy is more difficult to get on camera than a dragonfly.
And besides they are never around.
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I am so glad you were able to get these great shots and I knew little about them so I appreciated all the information you shared about them
I don't think we have the peregrine falcon in Alaska, but I do know we have the gyrfalcon, I got to see one once. Very nice pictures you were able to capture.
Thank you and I think that I saw a gyrofalcon in the list of the link that I posted.
I was indeed very fortunate to get the pictures.
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You are very lucky to have gotten such close shots @papilloncharity, these raptors are amazing!
Thank you Lady Lizelle and the heavens smiled upon my delight to get this rare guy.
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Incredible pics. You must have a fantastic zoom lens! I think it’s so great that you provided all those interesting facts about peregrines.
Thank you and I have a super zoom that can take clear shots of the moon, so thankfully the distance was not a problem. I use a Canon Powershot SX60 HS.
The facts certainly tell us what a magnificent bird this is.
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Gulp, down went dinner. What an extraordinary viewing late in the afternoon. Captured his graceful ability perfectly, right time right place once again Stephen!
Thank you Lady Joan and I was so happy to get this speed merchant of the sky again.
Haven't seen him again since we moved to this province, but maybe one day when I don't expect it.
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That looks like a nasty bird if you get on its bad side. I wonder if he can help me hunt?
Never heard of the being tamed for hunting my friend and it would certainly be a first. Maybe you can catch one and become famous hahaha
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