Equinox (Nox), a peregrine falcon whose life has been chronicled on a popular web ... But it’s so great to be at that point where you see them flying away.” After surgery, he spent more than two ...

The three young peregrine falcons that hatched on top of Pitt's Cathedral of Learning this spring have fledged the nest.

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Astrid could have had a flying accident given that peregrine falcons can dive at speeds of more than 200 miles an hour. And she could have gotten into and lost a fight with Nova or another intruder.

At 240 mph, the peregrine’s downward swoop holds the record for the fastest velocity in the animal kingdom. But when flying horizontally, the falcon moves at just 68 mph. One could argue that ...

The peregrine falcon is not only the fastest animal on our planet, but also the most widely distributed bird of prey, found on every continent apart from Antarctica. In the 1960s Falco peregrinus ...

So, if you keep your eye out in the skies over Reston this summer you might see young or adult Peregrine falcons flying around, or perhaps late next winter or early spring, you might see the ...

The number of peregrine falcons at Yosemite National Park has ... They also keep helicopters from flying low over the nests.

We Energies names two of the peregrine falcon chicks born this year after two beloved birds that passed earlier this year. The babies were ...

Equinox (Nox), a peregrine falcon whose life has been chronicled on a popular web cam feed, was released to the wild Friday, Oct. 18, after suffering a broken wing in July. His release within the East ...