Peregrine Falcon by Kathie Miller

Kathie Miller
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Peregrine Falcon

(Falco peregrinus)

Following an alarming decline during the 1950s and 1960s, this spectacular falcon is on the increase again, now that pesticides that caused thinning of eggshells have been banned. Falconers donating their breeding birds to the cause have increased the number of released birds back to the wild. A favorite nesting site nowadays is a tall building or bridge in a city; these urban Peregrines subsist mainly on pigeons. Peregrine falcons are sleek, crow-sized birds of prey, famous for their speed and beauty. For hundreds of years, peregrines have been prized for the sport of falconry.

Wildlife artist Kathie Miller has captured this beautiful bird using colored pencils.

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