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Flight patterns resemble Peregrine and Hobby.
With the coming spring warming the earth, peregrine falcons are now starting to lay their eggs on remote cliff tops around Scotland.
a cold steel, Laredo bowie, a flint knapping kit with a large novaculite biface and a trained peregrine falcon If you were dropped out of a helicopter in the center of Alaska and could only bring three items besides clothing what would the
In spring, peregrines often nest near The Main Area or Red Slab and these buttresses should be avoided at this time.
We hire a peregrine falcon to keep them off our pitch. The Sun

Since 2011, the spire of the cathedral has been a nesting site for peregrine falcons and there was much excitement last month as four chicks were hatched. Times, Sunday Times
If you're lucky, you can sight one of the smaller numbers of red-shoulder hawks, red-tail hawks and the elusive, endangered Peregrine Falcon.
They don't use pesticides, so there are peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
Above Peregrine's head a chromolithograph gazed from its frame at Tarrant, a Rembrandt self-portrait. The Boat of a Million Years
Interesting marsh birds found in the reclaimed areas include egrets Egretta alba, E. garzetta and E. intermedia, purple heron Ardea purpurea (a rare vagrant from Africa) and green-backed heron Butorides striatus, while birds of prey include osprey Pandion haliaetus, Pallas's sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus (R), white-bellied sea-eagle H. leucogaster, grey-headed fishing eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus, Oriential hobby F. severus, northern eagle owl Bubo bubo and brown fish owl Ketupa zeylonensis. Sundarbans National Park, India
Mallards, ring-necked ducks, killdeer, marbled godwits, and peregrine falcons settle in for the fall.
As soon as Jeff and I discovered that, the conversation quickly left talk of ivory-bills and on to the exciting flights of peregrines and Cooper's hawks.
Density of the breeding population did not affect dispersal distance of peregrines.
Other species, such as little bustard (Otis tetrax), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), and squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) use it as breeding grounds. Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
_On y va, patron_," cried one of the fellows, cheerfully, and jumped into his dinghey, while his comrade still stared and grinned, and the stalwart lads of the _Peregrine_ grinned back at the queer foreign figure with the brown cap and the big gold earrings. The Light of Scarthey
And there are more raptors about: falcons, peregrines, sparrowhawks.
Ince flies a mature tiercel male peregrine successfully at snipe, dove and quail, some of the toughest quarries any trained falcon catches. Archive 2006-02-01
Both come under attack from golden eagles and peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile Peregrine, having burst open the chamber door, found the lady in the utmost dread and consternation, and the spoils of her favourite scattered about the room; but his resentment was doubly gratified, when he learned, upon inquiry, that the person who had been so disagreeably interrupted was no other than that individual mousquetaire with whom he had quarrelled at the comedy. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Similarly shaped raptors, such as peregrine falcons and goshawks, are adept at the agile pursuit and rapid capture of birds in flight.
Over time, songbirds like the robin and other prized avians, including bald eagles and peregrine falcons, ingested enough contaminated prey that they died of DDT poisoning.
I've got this extremely realistic peregrine falcon and most birds are meant to be terrified of it. Times, Sunday Times
Migration peaks end of April/first of May with tens of thousands of birds: red knots, least and western sandpipers, sanderlings, dunlins, short-billed dowitchers, black-bellied and semipalmated plovers, greater yellowlegs - all doing their best to avoid hunting Peregrine falcons and merlins. The Seattle Times
Her eyes challenged me, potent, like a peregrine falcon's, but the beguiling scent of turps and linseed oil drew me to her canvas.
The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
Peregrines were investigated less intensively than kestrels because of their known preference for birds as opposed to mammalian prey.
In the five years since we came here, I have recorded eight species of raptor flying over the garden, including hobby, peregrine, merlin, osprey and marsh harrier. Birdwatch: Kestrel
Fall, of course, is the best time to see migrants: peregrine falcons, merlins, and flocks of tree swallows at Assateague; northern gannets just offshore; and plenty of Canadian and snow geese soaring above.
Besides, a goat might butt Peregrine - tumble him, with his chaste nankeens, his sherry-colour body-coat, and his certainties into the scuppers.
You won't need to be patient if you're looking for Peregrine Falcon chicks.
Higher up, grasslands are home to burrowing owls, chukars, and peregrine and prairie falcons.
One or two gritstone quarries provide important nesting sites for peregrines and ravens.
They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
Boasting buzzards, merlins, kestrels, peregrines, and ospreys, the county has ten of a total UK species of 15-making it one of the nation's key habitats.
We didn't catch that fish, or any fish, but we had a great day with kingfishers, peregrine falcons and buzzards for company.
You sometimes get peregrine falcons up here too, which is another thing that makes it special. Times, Sunday Times
One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine: -- "except indeed it be a family name!" he added. What's Mine's Mine — Complete
Ranging from creamy pink to pale yellow, peregrine falcon and gyrfalcon eggs are slightly smaller than chicken's eggs, but many times more valuable.
That supremely ugly structure of the hospital is home to a pair of peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
A peregrine falcon and a merlin swoop overhead, and the canyon soon curves to the left.
A rare peregrine falcon that was close to death after being battered by storms was rescued by a traffic warden. Times, Sunday Times
There has been an increase in value in peregrine falcons and increased demand in the Middle East. Times, Sunday Times
We hire a peregrine falcon to keep them off our pitch. The Sun
The Capuchin had taken the same precaution, and followed Peregrine into the room, pronouncing benedicite, and crossing himself with many marks of astonishment. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Over 50 resident and 30 migrant species have been recorded and include one pair of breeding chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, United Kingdom
In the barn (one of only a handful that have not been developed in the locality) there are nesting pairs of barn owls, and sparrow hawks, while buzzards and peregrine falcons are regular visitors to the woods.
You sometimes get peregrine falcons up here too, which is another thing that makes it special. Times, Sunday Times
Peregrines are indigenous birds, and unfortunately they are creophagous.
After owls, U.K. government figures identify kestrels, common buzzards, and peregrine falcons as other raptors most likely to end up as roadkill.
I also have a feather from another species making a comeback against the odds, the peregrine falcon.
A former member of the Virginia legislature as well as a militia captain and commissioned leader of partisan rangers, Peregrine Hays was forty-one years old at the time of his capture.
When she escaped, before I was covered in bird muck, I swear I saw a peregrine falcon fly down and cut her bonds.
None of the civilian models have been manufactured in any armed variant, but the modifications are simple enough and many raiders and bandits have fitted their Peregrines with weapons.
They don't use pesticides, so there are peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
The peregrine falcon can fly all the way from the Alaska tundra to the prairies of central Argentina.
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, anyone who destroys or disturbs eggs, chicks or nests of birds such as goshawks and peregrines faces up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to £5,000.
We didn't catch that fish, or any fish, but we had a great day with kingfishers, peregrine falcons and buzzards for company.
We were privileged to see minke whales, dolphins, otters and golden eagles, and I will never forget lying in the sun on Canna after lunch, watching three peregrines engaged in mock combat above while reliving my dive of that morning.
He wants to learn how the peregrine does it, how a bird can fly hundreds of miles a day, feeding sporadically and buffeted by uncooperative winds.
The princess is godmother to their 14-year-old son Peregrine, a pupil at Winchester.
Stop along the coast in Assateague and view innumerable migratory species, including peregrine falcons, merlins, and enormous flocks of tree swallows continuing their flight south.
Prior to the sharp decline of Peregrines from the raptor's indigenous habitat, the birds nested mainly on steep cliffs, which seems like a very wild bird-like thing to do.
The fastest bird in the world and the largest native hawk in the UK, peregrines continue to suffer illegal human persecution despite their protected status.
Some of the most common birds of prey here, the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and osprey, are fish-eaters, though the hawk owl is not.
Some of the oldest known falconids include a crested caracara and a peregrine falcon, both of which lived to 22 years old.
The significant grassland birds are mainly raptors, such as the black and crowned eagles (Aquila verreauxii, Stephanoaetus coronatus) and the lanner and peregrine falcons (Falco biarmicus, F. peregrinus). South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic
With plenty of smaller birds and rabbits to prey on, all around the island kestrels hover, buzzards glide and peregrine falcons swoop.
The adult male peregrine is a very distinctive bluey black in colour when seen from the rear.
In his book On the Wing, Alan Tennant chronicles his efforts to track the migration of the peregrine falcon.
The peregrine is a flying banner for the glory of the place he lives in. Times, Sunday Times
Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
The scent is described as a musky-floral with notes of Sicilian lemon and peony peregrine. All About The Pretty
A more extreme development of this pattern is seen in the kestrel, peregrine and buzzard prey assemblages.
Sharrkan and Zau Al – Makan, and what befel them of things seld – seen and Peregrine. 138 The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Peregrine, glowing with resentment, called him a fanfaron, and withdrew in expectation of being followed into the street. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
As Peregrine manifested an inclination of being acquainted with the state of his affairs, he very complaisantly satisfied his curiosity by giving him to know that his spouse had left off breeding, after having blessed him with two boys and a girl, who were still alive and well; that he lived in good esteem with his neighbors; and by his practice, which was considerably extended immediately after the publication of The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Can I escape from hawk and peregrine when they are after?
Other birds include Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus, Bonelli's eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus, booted eagle H. pennatus, marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus, lanner falcon Falco biarmicus, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (threatened), collared pratincole Glareola pratincola and Moussier's redstart Phoenicurus moussieri. Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia
I've owned an American kestrel and a Harris hawk, and I exercised the peregrines at the sanctuary.
We trust his spirit soars with the peregrines he so loved.
“Báz” (here Richardson is wrong s.v.); a term to a certain extent generic, but specially used for the noble Peregrine (F. Peregrinator) whose tiercel is the The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Fall, of course, is the best time to see migrants: peregrine falcons, merlins, and flocks of tree swallows at Assateague; northern gannets just offshore; and plenty of Canadian and snow geese soaring above.
Rare species encountered at the Reserve have included bald eagles, least terns, peregrine falcons, piping plovers, slender blue flag iris, and arethusa orchid. Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maine
After owls, U.K. government figures identify kestrels, common buzzards, and peregrine falcons as other raptors most likely to end up as roadkill.
Similarly shaped raptors, such as peregrine falcons and goshawks, are adept at the agile pursuit and rapid capture of birds in flight.
I've just seen a peregrine falcon. Times, Sunday Times
A rare peregrine falcon that was close to death after being battered by storms was rescued by a traffic warden. Times, Sunday Times
Among listed birds and mammals are: golden eagle Aquila chrysaetus, imperial eagle Aquila heliaca, peregrine Falco peregrinus, black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus, snow leopard Uncia uncia (EN, Globally threatened), manul cat Felis manul, Mongolian gazelle Procapra guttorosa; (LR, Globally Threatened) and Altai argali Ovis ammon ammon (VU, Globally Threatened). Golden Mountains of Altai, Russian Federation
During the war, peregrines were declared a pest because they used to attack carrier pigeons and prevent messages reaching their destination.
Biologists live-captured dozens of owls, kestrels, hawks and peregrine falcons, which might have fed on poisoned rats, and temporarily held them in captivity.
From 1960 to 1962, Kretschmar and Leonovich found that 19 of 23 Peregrine Falcon eyries in the Pyasina basin were associated with Red-breasted Geese, as were 11 of 12 eyries on the Pura River in 1996.
In short, the attorney was nonsuited, to the satisfaction of all who knew him, and found himself under the necessity of proving that he had received, in course of post, the letter which was declared in court a scandalous forgery, in order to prevent an indictment with which he vas threatened by the commodore, who little dreamt that the whole affair had been planned and executed by Peregrine and his associates. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
a cold steel, Laredo bowie, a flint knapping kit with a large novaculite biface and a trained peregrine falcon If you were dropped out of a helicopter in the center of Alaska and could only bring three items besides clothing what would the
The security stakeout at a secret location in the Derwent Valley in Derbyshire aims to stop egg collectors raiding nests and killing protected species such as peregrine falcons and goshawks.
Raptors - particularly buzzards, sparrowhawks and peregrines - are in abundance in the Scottish countryside.
My ruridecanal caste is a cut above you peregrines. Finnegans Wake
THOUSANDS of mobile phone users face two months of bad reception because of peregrine falcons nesting on masts. The Sun
W The fastest creature in the world is the peregrine falcon. Times, Sunday Times
By 1970, fewer than 40 breeding pairs of peregrines were known and the bald eagle seemed set to follow.
Usually early migrants, the first ouzel's song echoes round the hills and the first birds fall prey to merlins and peregrines.
Emilia, in her scene with Peregrine in the bouge to which he has carried her, rises much above Smollett's heroines, and we could like her, if she had never forgiven behaviour which was beneath pardon. Adventures Among Books
In 1999 peregrines were removed from the Endangered Species List.
They've both become superb birders, too, able to distinguish in a wing beat, for example, a gyrfalcon from a peregrine falcon during a brief aerial tussle.
The peregrine is a flying banner for the glory of the place he lives in. Times, Sunday Times
THOUSANDS of mobile phone users face two months of bad reception because of peregrine falcons nesting on masts. The Sun
A recent report of poisoned pigeons being found pegged out close to Peregrine eyries in Wales was almost certainly the work of pigeon fanciers.
Birds such as osprey Pandion haliaetus and peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus occur within the designated areas. Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno, Mexico
A peregrine falcon soars above a clearing full of scarlet butterflies. Times, Sunday Times
The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
In flight, they can be distinguished from the Peregrine Falcon by their more rounded wingtips and dark axillaries and coverts, which make for distinctive field marks from below.
They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
And 370 kilometres is much too fast - more like 330 or 340 kilometres per hour, and that's only on silver peregrines.
Other wintering species include little egret, spoonbill, hen harrier, merlin, peregrine, green sandpiper and common sandpiper.
Usually early migrants, the first ouzel's song echoes round the hills and the first birds fall prey to merlins and peregrines.
believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
Its cliffs and valleys are habitat for peregrine falcons and endangered gyrfalcon, while its tidal flats and river mouths attract huge numbers of migrating birds and waterfowl.
Usually early migrants, the first ouzel's song echoes round the hills and the first birds fall prey to merlins and peregrines.
Peregrine Phillips took out a patent in 1831 for the contact or catalytic process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid.
A kestrel is a type of falcon, like the peregrine but smaller. Through Wolfs Eyes
Unfortunately for Peregrine, investors' interest in the bonds disappeared when the financial crisis broke and it was unable to square its position.
Other wintering species include little egret, spoonbill, hen harrier, merlin, peregrine, green sandpiper and common sandpiper.
The peregrine falcon can swoop down on its prey at 200mph. Times, Sunday Times
With plenty of smaller birds and rabbits to prey on, all around the island kestrels hover, buzzards glide and peregrine falcons swoop.
Adam and his team of falconers use predatory birds like gyrfalcons, eagles, and peregrine falcons to clear the air.
It then turned side-on to me and revealed itself as an adult male Peregrine!
Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
Observers recorded the presence of adult peregrines and attempted to classify individuals by sex at cliffs occupied by lone adults.
We are regaled with tales of peregrines hovering over the groundlings at the Globe theatre, peregrines nesting atop the Battersea Power Station.
A few years back, a friend of mine's tiercel Peregrine died from a yellowjacket sting to the face. Giant Yellowjacket Nests
The home to peregrine falcons, these riverside cliffs give a feel for what wilderness canoeing must be all about if you can ignore the hubbub from the river banks and the other canoeists and kayakers on the river.
Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, anyone who destroys or disturbs eggs, chicks or nests of birds such as goshawks and peregrines faces up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to £5,000.
Peregrine falcons taken from the wild in Scotland are strong birds which are highly prized.
With plenty of smaller birds and rabbits to prey on, all around the island kestrels hover, buzzards glide and peregrine falcons swoop.
A planet in detriment or fall is in a precarious condition, more so if it is peregrine or otherwise afflicted.
Young, captive peregrines from the far north have been experimentally released in suitable eastern habitats, even on high, cliff-like city buildings, and fed until able to hunt for themselves.
‘There was a lot of anger in the area when someone killed those chicks - peregrines are rare and beautiful birds, protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act,’ he said.
Towns and cities are now exporting surplus peregrine falcons, hedgehogs and foxes to the countryside rather than vice versa. Times, Sunday Times
The valleys are a refuge for rare wildlife including otters, hen harriers and peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
The peregrine falcon can swoop down on its prey at 200mph. Times, Sunday Times
Towns and cities are now exporting surplus peregrine falcons, hedgehogs and foxes to the countryside rather than vice versa. Times, Sunday Times
Bird lovers may be able to view the peregrine chicks hatch during a half-day session in June.
“Unusual type of crossruff with a singleton trump in dummy,” remarked Peregrine the Penguin. VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB
Nighthawks have been on a steady decline in the last few decades and part of me wondered if peregrines being reintroduced into metro areas was a contributing factor?
Dr. William Cornatzer, a dermatologist and falconer, saw a presentation about the potential dangers of lead at a board meeting of the Peregrine Fund, a group devoted to conserving birds of prey. Lead Ammuntion in the news again
Mallards, ring-necked ducks, killdeer, marbled godwits, and peregrine falcons settle in for the fall.
A distant relation of Halorella, called Peregrinella, is even more remarkable in early Cretaceous rocks.
About 35 members of the club's Yorkshire region are taking part in the three-day event during which they will be flying raptors such as peregrine falcon, Harris hawk and goshawk.
There have been 68 incidents of egg theft, including those belonging to golden eagles, osprey, goshawk, and peregrine, as well as 33 cases of illegal taking and selling of birds of prey.
Both come under attack from golden eagles and peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
During this time, we collected 153 eggs, 87 from American peregrines and 66 from Arctic peregrines.
Observers recorded the presence of adult peregrines and attempted to classify individuals by sex at cliffs occupied by lone adults.
The hurtling white grouse flushed here and there are the rock ptarmigan; the dark swift sharp-winged raptors are not peregrine falcons but one or more of the three species of marine predators called jaegers ” German for "hunters" ” which after nesting will return to the oceans of the earth to pass the remainder of the year pirating other birds. Inside the Endangered Arctic Refuge
Plus peregrine falcons, foxes, badgers, deer, seagulls, otters, kittiwakes and ring-necked parakeets. Times, Sunday Times
The gamekeeper, for a private shooting estate in the valley, faces 19 charges under the Wildlife Act, including 10 of killing rare peregrine falcons, goshawk and sparrowhawk.
Montreal once had a famous family of peregrines living on the Sun Life building.
In the past gamekeepers declared war on creatures they called ‘vermin’ - stoats, weasels and birds of prey such as harriers and peregrines, which were thought to prey on grouse.
Both come under attack from golden eagles and peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times
Other birds include Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus, Bonelli's eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus, booted eagle H. pennatus, marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus, lanner falcon Falco biarmicus, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (threatened), collared pratincole Glareola pratincola and Moussier's redstart Phoenicurus moussieri. Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia
I would miss the birds: a pair of furious peregrine falcons, a northern goshawk with a nest at the top of a deformed spruce leaning over the water, the three crow pals that worked the rockweed at low tide eviscerating sea urchins, then picked ripe berries on the hillside for dessert. Bird Cloud
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says thieves are threatening to wipe out the population of rare goshawks and peregrine falcons in the Peak District.
En route she encounters buzzards, a peregrine and high brown fritillary butterflies, otters and kingfishers.
There has been an increase in value in peregrine falcons and increased demand in the Middle East. Times, Sunday Times
Raptors - particularly buzzards, sparrowhawks and peregrines - are in abundance in the Scottish countryside.
The peregrines will be shown on Thursday at 3pm.
The last white-winged crossbill I saw there was in the process of being eaten by a peregrine a couple years ago and for some reason I haven't seen any since. Dreaming back
He said a message took three pigeons because of the ubiquitous Peregrines there: "One for the falcon, one for the tiercel, and one for the film". Archive 2006-08-01
Adam and his team of falconers use predatory birds like gyrfalcons, eagles, and peregrine falcons to clear the air.
Boasting buzzards, merlins, kestrels, peregrines, and ospreys, the county has ten of a total UK species of 15-making it one of the nation's key habitats.
We defined a territory as any location to which one or more Peregrine Falcons were attached, irrespective of whether we found an eyrie.
A peregrine falcon was idling on the breeze, wings outspread – unusual behaviour, he said. Country Diary: The Somerset Levels
The peregrine represents not only his own glory, but the deeper and more important glory of the entire ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times

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