https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650 en-us 2018-03-27 13:21:12 UTC 2025-10-20 19:03:41 UTC hello@padlet.com ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246479729 Peregrine falcons have a wide population that spreads all over the world. For example, Peregrine falcons are on every continent except Antarctica. Peregrines also live in urban cities, tropics, deserts, and tundras. Urban cities help peregrines because of the high buildings that makes it easy to catch prey.]]> 2018-03-27 13:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246479729 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246567508 The female peregrine lays 2 to 5 eggs. She does not start incubation until the last egg is laid. Each egg, once laid, takes 30 days to hatch. When time is up an eyases, or chick, comes out of the egg, it takes 6 weeks for the chick to become full grown.]]> 2018-03-27 16:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246567508 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246882832 Peregrines are very high on the food chain. But, that doesn't mean some large birds can't kill them. Peregrines love songbirds, ducks, bats, starlings and pigeons. hey usually catch their prey in mid-air, although they only catch about 20% of the dives end up in a catch. Some birds like Golden eagles can actually kill and eat peregrines, but this rarely happens.]]> 2018-03-28 13:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246882832 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246894757 Peregrine falcons have very interesting physical features. They have slate feathers on the outside which can range from many toned- down colors. They also have very streamlined bodies and small heads  to be more successful when diving, to shape them in almost a torpedo shape. Their wingspan is 3.5 feet to help them glide through the air]]> 2018-03-28 13:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246894757 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246898624 Peregrines have a very interesting way of catching prey. What they do is they dive from high above and hit the speed of 200 mph. They dive and catch their prey but sometimes they miss. Cities and urban areas have helped them with the dive because of the tall buildings.]]> 2018-03-28 13:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246898624 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246900973 Peregrine falcons used to be endangered and even almost went extinct. What caused this was a pesticide called DDT. What it did was it thinned the eggshell and reduced to the hatching success of chicks. This caused a lot of damage to the species and even killed about 3,550 breeding pairs. But, in 1994, many of the breeding pairs recovered and this was marked as one of the greatest animal recoveries in all america.]]> 2018-03-28 13:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/246900973 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247239308 2018-03-29 13:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247239308 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247239892 2018-03-29 13:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247239892 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247240682 2018-03-29 13:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247240682 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247242002 2018-03-29 13:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247242002 ab040561 https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247246603 2018-03-29 13:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ab040561/gg0288upr650/wish/247246603