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Peregrine Falcon - this bird was hunting along the cliffs at my local (ish) seabird colony. It gave me a somewhat intimidating, long, hard look as it passed. Those talons are ridiculously oversized. (A faster shutter speed would have frozen all movement).

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Peregrine (juv)

Regular northern-winter visitor using high rise apartment block rather than cliff face. Dodgy digiscope with Sony Compact held up to Nikon ED72'

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Young bird with Feral Pigeon

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one of natures bosses,the peregrine falcon.i have seen the population go slowly over 20 year's and they are a nessesary link in the food chain and amazing to watch in action.

Waiting for a pigeon to fly bye..

Young one doing his daily exercise.

The pair managed to raise four young.

7.30am this morning, sunny and very hot!

Peregrine Falcon in full hunting mode... watching from a high cliff and awaiting a pigeon fly past.

Starting on August 8th we took an Alaskan Cruise on the Norwegian Sun from Vancouver BC to Seward Alaska. We had a peregrine falcon that had hitched a ride. This picture is from the second day of the cruise when the falcon was following the boat as we were out to sea. We saw it multiple times...

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Chorley, Morrisons tower. Her chicks have hatched and she is killing and feeding constantly......as for the male!!!!.......he just roosts on the rafters below doing nothing!!!!........very human like.