Faster than a race car and lethal mid-air, this remarkable bird dominates the skies with unmatched speed and precision, raising fresh wonder about how nature created such a hunter.

IN APRIL 1999, the top executives at Peregrine Systems Inc. met with the company's board of directors. On the table that day was a critical decision for the San Diego-based software business.

The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on Earth, diving at over 300 km/h, hunting with precision, and thriving in cities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir.

A peregrine falcon guards its three eggs in the nest box. Photo courtesy of MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club. Perched atop Spartan Stadium, nestled near the press box, is an oasis for peregrine falcons ...

Three adorable peregrine falcon chicks hatched this month in a purpose-built nest atop the nearly 700-foot-tall Brooklyn Tower of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge. The three chicks hatched in early May ...

NEWBURYPORT. A RARE SOUND, THANK YOU. 47 AND SITE. OH IT’S WONDERFUL. I LOVE IT UNDER THE GILLIS BRIDGE IN NEWBURYPORT. THIS IS VERY CLEARLY A WELL FED FEMALE. HER LEGS ARE FULL SIZE THREE PEREGRINE ...

MONROE, LA (10/11/19)– A new success takes flight in the Louisiana Falconry world as a local catches the first Peregrine Falcon for hunting. “I would spend the day waiting and watching, hoping and ...

The bird reaches astonishing speeds that are comparable to those of high-performance sports cars in just a few seconds. It then strikes its unsuspecting prey before it even has a chance to get away.