Falco
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| Scientific Name | Falco biarmicus |
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| Location | captive at Donjon des Aigles, Beaucens, Pyr?n?es, France |
| Comments | Located in a XIe century castle overlooking the Gave de Pau valley, this bird center hosts more than 45 species of birds of prey and presents fantastic air shows every day. |
| Acknowledgements | The copyright owner has released this image under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Creative Commons License. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © 2006 danielguip |
| Scientific Name | Falco peregrinus |
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| Location | Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge |
| Comments | A Peregrine falcon landed on the deck of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge research vessel the MV Tiglax to eat a seabird. |
| Creator | AMNWR/digital/ Bell |
| Acknowledgements | Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Behavior | Eating a searbird |
