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Distant Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus A remote photo of Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus over Besaparski hills protected area. The moment I noticed a pair of these falcons, one of them made a raid and went not more than 5 meters from me. His speed was stunning. This falcon is the fastest animal of the world - reaching about 320 km/h during its hunting dives. I was able to capture the other one who was flying in the height. Animal,Animalia,Aves,Besaparski hills protected area,Bird,Bulgaria,Chordata,Europe,Falco peregrinus,Falcon,Falconidae,Falconiformes,Geotagged,Nature,Peregrine Falcon,Peregrine falcon,Rhodope mountains,Summer,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Distant Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus

A remote photo of Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus over Besaparski hills protected area. The moment I noticed a pair of these falcons, one of them made a raid and went not more than 5 meters from me. His speed was stunning. This falcon is the fastest animal of the world - reaching about 320 km/h during its hunting dives. I was able to capture the other one who was flying in the height.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    It's an impressive flyer indeed! Note that they can also take a 90 degree turn in a split second. On TV they did a test where they dropped the bird of a church tower. It went down full speed and only about 3m before crashing into the ground, it makes an instant 90 degree upwards turn. Posted 7 years ago

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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 Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jul 7, 2018. Captured Jul 5, 2018 09:06 in 8004, Ognyanovo, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO320
  • 560mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.