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Waiting peregrine These Puget Sound peregrines are the largest subspecies of peregrine falcons. They are year round residents, they do not migrate. Falco peregrinus,Geotagged,Peregrine Falcon,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Waiting peregrine

These Puget Sound peregrines are the largest subspecies of peregrine falcons. They are year round residents, they do not migrate.

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The Peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon, also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head.

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Oct 31, 2014. Captured Oct 30, 2014 10:48 in Shore Trail, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 115.9mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.