Peregrin Falcon
Click on pictures to expand. Gallery at bottom.+ Facts about peregrin falcons.
- Peregrin Falcons are known for their speed, sometimes reaching 200mph in dives.
- Peregrin falcons are about the size of a crow.
- Female peregrin falcons are larger than males.
- Peregrin Falcons have a large range of habitat, found nearly everywhere on earth except Polar regions and New Zealand.
- Peregrin Falcons mostly eat other birds, with some mammals.
- The pesticide DDT nearly killed off populations of these falcons but they have come back well since the ban of that pesticide.
- Peregrine falcons feed primarily on birds they take in the air: their prey includes ducks, pheasants, and pigeons.
- Peregrine falcons are known to kill off populations of pigeons.
- Young peregrine falcons start flying at forty days old.
- Peregrin falcons can live fifteen years in the wild.
- Peregrin falcons begin mating at two years old.
Floated on mat with black wooden frame. Measures 13.5 inches by 19.5 inches.
Price: $140.00
