Falcon Photos
We hope you enjoy these Falcon Photos.
Falcons are the "fighter jets" of the sky.
Falcons are characterized by long wings and tails, which have evolved for
maximizing speed during powered flight and vertical dives for catching prey in open areas.
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American Kestrel (Falco
sparvarius)
(male by plumage) |
Black Merlin (Falco columbarius
suckleyi) |
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
(Juvenale plummage) |
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Prairie Falcon
(Falco mexicanus) |
Prairie Falcon
chicks (21-23 days old) |
Peregrine Falcon Chicks???????????????
(20-22 days old) |
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Prairie Merlin
Chick, 21-22 days old
(Falco columbarius
richardsoni) |
This Prairie Merlin to the right is courtesy
of Karen Riggin from North Dakota. She found this bird on the golf course by the
18th tee box on the 4th of July!
Get
Peregrine Falcon picture on a journal or mouse pad! (click on pics below)
 
List of Falcon (Falco) Species included in photos:
American Kestrel (Falco sparvarius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
There are 6 species of Falco
that breed in North America:
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Aplomodo Falcon (Falco femoralis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Gryfalcon Hawk (Falco rusticolus)
Peregrine
Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Prairie
Falcon
(Falco mexicanus)
There are
two species of Falcons
that breed in Europe and Asia but are occasionally seen in North
America:
Common
Kestrel
(European/Eurasian Kestrel)
(Falco
tinnunculus) - Has been seen on both the East and West coast during Fall
migration.
Hobby
(European/Eurasian or Northern Hobby)
(Falco
subbuteo) - Has been seen in Alaska.

My
favorite books on Falcons:
The Rites of Autumn
and
A Rage for Falcons
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to time...
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