https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1 en-us 2019-04-24 12:20:21 UTC 2025-10-21 13:46:09 UTC hello@padlet.com od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/353701537 The Peregrine falcon lives on all continents except Antarctica. They can mostly be found in their nests on cliffs, bridges, skyscrapers, and very high places. They can also be found near shorelines, grassland, coasts, and in wide spaces. They can be found pretty much anywhere including deserts and tundras. They like to roam around and have a lot of space to hunt and catch prey.]]> 2019-04-24 12:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/353701537 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/353704587 Peregrine falcons usually catch medium sized birds including pigeons, shorebirds, ducks, doves, loons, and geese. Also large gulls, songbirds, seldom, and rarely carrion. Sometime they even eat insects. Peregrine falcons do not have many predators due to their speed and strength. Some of their predators include owls, golden eagles, and other large birds.]]> 2019-04-24 12:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/353704587 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/353708255 The Adult falcon is a gray-blue color with a dark gray head. Juveniles are marked with vertical streaks. Peregrine falcons have an average speed of 240 mph. The Peregrine Falcons body is 14 to 19 inches tall, and their wingspan is 3.3 to 3.6 feet long. They weigh 18.8 to 56.5 ounces as well. ]]> 2019-04-24 12:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/353708255 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354264183 The Peregrine falcon sits on high perches waiting for its prey to arrive. If the prey happens to be a flying animal, the falcon will swoop in and strike it out of the air. It uses unique dives called stoops to catch its prey as well. Sometimes the falcon even fly's over low bodies of water to catch its prey by surprise. Sometimes the Peregrine falcon has trouble catching its prey by surprise because most of the time it's prey is smaller than him but almost all of the time, ends up catching it.]]> 2019-04-25 19:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354264183 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354269249 The Peregrine falcons were an endangered species because of DDT and other chemical pesticides but not anymore. Farmers used DDT on their crops to keep away insects. DDT got in their ecosystem and on the food they ate so when they had baby's, the eggs were to thin and would break prematurely. This meant that the falcons would have a shorter life span. The falcons are now rated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ]]> 2019-04-25 20:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354269249 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354279519 2019-04-25 20:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354279519 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354279732 2019-04-25 20:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354279732 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354285033 The adult falcon lays 4 eggs at a time and incubates eggs for about a month until they hatch. Chicks stay in their nests for 6 weeks. By now the falcon can fly. When a Peregrine falcon is a baby it is called a eyas. After the falcons first flight, it is called a fledgling.]]> 2019-04-25 21:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354285033 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354290989 The scientific name for a Peregrine falcon is Falco peregrinus. They usually live to be about 17 years old. The oldest falcon to ever live, lived to be 19. The Peregrine falcon can dive up to 200 mph and is the fastest bird to be known. Some Peregrine falcons migrate in the winter from their nesting grounds in the Arctic to South America which is a 15,500 mile trip.]]> 2019-04-25 21:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354290989 od006409 https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354422552 2019-04-26 12:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/od006409/4r1tpbtrvwx1/wish/354422552