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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.

Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
Species identified by Ant Marriott
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By Ant Marriott

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Uploaded May 5, 2015. Captured May 4, 2013 01:30 in Speeton Gate, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire YO15 1DJ, UK.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/664s
  • ISO100
  • 370mm