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Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Who would have known that the fastest bird on the planet lives on Bull Island in Dublin. It's a Peregrine Falcon and dives towards it's prey at 242 mph, this gu...
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Who would have known that the fastest bird on the planet lives on Bull Island in Dublin. It's a Peregrine Falcon and dives towards it's prey at 242 mph, this guy did just that about 10 feet from me which was amazing to see. Strangely they're found all over the world, except for New Zealand!
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Jan, 2015

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