{"id":28044,"date":"2023-05-17T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=76952"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:36:04","slug":"peregrine-falcon-guide-where-they-live-what-they-eat-and-how-peregrines-hunt","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/peregrine-falcon-guide-where-they-live-what-they-eat-and-how-peregrines-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Peregrine falcon guide: where they live, what they eat and how peregrines hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peregrines are the ultimate urban predator. Learn all about them, including how to spot them \u2018stooping\u2019 to catch prey <\/p>

By Mike Dilger\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Few, if any, birds are capable of commanding a fraction of the respect and awe bestowed upon Britain\u2019s largest falcon, the peregrine falcon.<\/p>\n

Recovering from a low in the 1960s, when only 385 pairs were recorded, the recent upturn in the peregrine\u2019s fortunes to reach about 1,750 pairs is one glimmer of hope amongst a veritable tsunami of species declines recorded elsewhere.<\/p>\n

With the parents busy feeding their young during early summer, find out how to enjoy some free, high-octane entertainment as they take to the skies in pursuit of airborne prey.<\/p>\n

Where do peregrine falcons live?<\/h2>\n
Justifiably deserving its title of \u2018fastest bird on Earth\u2019, the peregrine falcon is also the world\u2019s most cosmopolitan bird of prey. Comprising at least 17 different recorded subspecies, peregrines can be found breeding on every continent bar Antarctica.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
In Britain, peregrines were traditionally confined to craggy locations or coastal areas, primarily in the north and west. However, having reinvented themselves as the ultimate urban predator, an increasing number of peregrines are now nesting in towns and cities<\/a><\/strong>, where power stations, pylons, high-rise tower blocks and cathedrals offer the perfect replicas of this species\u2019 ancestral cliff-ledge home.<\/p>\n
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