151, Peregrine Falcon
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Today, we’llbe talking about the Peregrine Falcon, a rather common species of falcon thatis best known for its diving speed during flight, which can reach over 300kilometers an hour. This makes it both the world’s fastest bird and animal. First, theperegrine falcon has a bluish grey back, and also bluish grey wings. There aredark bars on the feathers, and the tail has a black tip with a white band onthe very end. The underparts are white and have clean black bands on them. Thetop of the head is bluish grey, and the mustache along the cheeks is black.They area around the eyes and the feet are yellow, and the beak and claws areblack. The PeregrineFalcon is the most widely distributed bird of prey. It lives on every continentexcept Antarctica and many oceanic islands. It likes to live in rocky openareas near water, and will build nests kn cliffs, and even city skyscrapers. The PeregrineFalcon hunts by flying high, and then diving at prey. It strikes the animalwith clenched talons, and the force will kill the animal. The Peregrine Falconmainly eats birds, such as ducks, songbirds, and shorebirds, but it will alsoeat small mammals and reptiles, and even insects. For wildsuzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.
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