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Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) - Bird of Prey

Falco biarmicus or borni falcon, barni or lanario is a species of falconiform bird in the Falconidae family.

One brown falcon isolated on a white background.

Close-up of falcon in flight against dark background (slightly blurred motion, high ISO, shallow DOF)

A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) on a perch at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Riverside County in southern California. Numbers of this nearly world-wide breeder fell precipitously in the 1960s from thinning of its eggshells from widespread usage of the insecticide DDT. Since the banning of that substance, this falcon has made a remarkable recovery and is now fairly common in some areas and has been removed from its endangered status. It is renowned for its aerial abilities as it preys mainly on flying birds. It has been measured in a dive at over 240 mph, making it the fastest of all birds.

A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a stump. These birds are the fastest animals in the world.

Closeup of Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), a bird of prey belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae.

Eurasian Kestrel perched on a high tree branch looking for its prey in car blue sky background

Head of a male American kestrel or falcon (Falco sparverius) on a green background looking to the left

$The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called \$

$The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), also called the sparrow hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America.Pepperwood Nature Preserve; Santa Rosa; Sonoma County, California. Falconiformes, \tFalconidae. Female animal.$

Peregrine Falcon in Maine. Fastest bird in the world.

Harris's hawk portrait in the wild, looking threatening and observing

$Close-up of captive Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus).\n\nTaken in the Watsonville, California, USA.$

A Kestrel perched on a plastic dome. The bird is photographed from behind and facing towards the left. The clear blue sky has lots of room for copy space.

Closeup of a Lanner falcon on green background.

A Prairie Falcon glides in the morning air.

Falco columbarius or merlin is a species of falconiform bird in the Falconidae family.

$Yellow-billed Kite.\nThe yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius) is the Afrotropic counterpart of the black kite (Milvus migrans), of which it is most often considered a subspecies. However, DNA studies suggest that the yellow-billed kite differs significantly from black kites in the Eurasian clade, and should be considered as a separate, allopatric species.$

A close-up of the face of a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) staring at the camera. These birds are the fastest animals in the world.

A close-up of the face of a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). The fastest animal in the world.

Hybrid Gyr-perigrine falcon portrait from an educational event in New York.

The Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is also known as sea hawk, river hawk and fish hawk. It is a large diurnal (as opposed to nocturnal) raptor whose diet consists mainly of fish that it dives for and catches. The adult osprey is brown on the upperparts and grayish white on the head and underparts. Their eyes are bright yellow. The juveniles are distinguished by having white on the tips of their wing feathers giving a barred appearance and orange colored eyes. The osprey lives in a wide variety of habitats as long as water is nearby to supply adequate fish for their diet. It may be found on all continents except Antarctica. The osprey has specialized physical characteristics and behavior to assist in hunting and catching prey. Among these are reversible outer toes with sharp spicules on the underside, closable nostrils to keep out water, barbed talons to help hold fish and dense oily plumage to prevent the feathers from getting waterlogged. They may be seen diving headfirst into the water to catch a fish. The osprey builds a large nest of twigs and small branches. They are usually located atop dead trees. American and Canadian osprey winter in South America, although some may stay in Florida and California. This juvenile osprey was photographed while hiding in the grass on Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

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