Location
Heid des Gattes, Remouchamps
Belgium
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/1250, f/8.0, ISO 800
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Falconiformes Family Falconidae
Deutsch Wanderfalke Dutch Slechtvalk
Italian Falco pellegrino Spanish Halcón Peregrino
Comments
The fastest bird of prey, it can fly at 155 mph. It lives on every continent except Antartica. Spotting its prey from high in the sky, it will close its wings and dive down in a stoop. Its preys are mainly birds, including jackdaws, ducks, waders, pigeons and parrots.
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| 13/02/2013 |
Peregrine Falcon adult |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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