The peregrine falcon holds a speed record that no other living creature can match. According to federal wildlife materials, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wildlife researcher was repeatedly swooped by protective peregrine falcons while tagging newborn hatchlings during a field study ...

With striking white-and-gray plumage, yellow beaks and talons, and powerfully compact bodies, peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) are beautiful birds in any posture. But they’re downright magical in ...

With striking white-and-gray plumage, yellow beaks and talons, and powerfully compact bodies, peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus)are beautiful birds in any posture. But they’re downright magical in ...

California's Silicon Valley is home to some of the world's leading tech companies, but it's also home to a very special family of birds. San Jose Peregrine Falcons Hartley and Monty made a home on top ...

A researcher tagging newborn peregrine falcon hatchlings gets repeatedly divebombed by the angry parents.

Falcons dive-bomb worker tagging chicks A researcher in San Jose tagging newborn peregrine falcon hatchlings gets repeatedly dive-bombed by the angry parents.

They were once all but extinct in Massachusetts, but Peregrine falcons have made a comeback in the Bay State. And Massachusetts officials are trying to make sure these falcons are protected.