peregrines
Fastest diving birds
Peregrines are peregrine falcons—swift, powerful raptors prized in falconry and admired for their spectacular hunting dives.
The peregrine falcon is among the fastest animals on earth, reaching speeds over 200 miles per hour in its signature stoop.
A pair of peregrines nested on the bridge tower.
Raptor trainer and hunter
- huntingPursuing wild game
- hoodAttached head covering
- jessesFalconry leg restraints
- lureThing that tempts
quarry · falcon · raptor · mews · hawking · gauntlet · stooping · bells
Hawk genus name
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- migrationMovement to new territory
- nestingMaking a dwelling
cliffs · ledges · scrape · eyrie · plumage · wingspan · talons · beak
Small entry porch
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- fastestMost rapid of all
terminal · hunting · strike · pursuit · acceleration · momentum · prey · pigeon
One who journeys
- journeyTravel from place to place
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- migrationMovement to new territory
wanderer · sojourner · itinerant · voyager · passage · distant · far-flung · cosmopolitan
falconer
Raptor trainer and hunter
lure · quarry · falcon · raptor · mews · hawking · gauntlet · stooping · bells · anklets
Falco
Hawk genus name
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- migrationMovement to new territory
nesting · cliffs · ledges · scrape · eyrie · plumage · wingspan · talons · beak · fledgling
stoop
Small entry porch
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
fastest · terminal · hunting · strike · pursuit · acceleration · momentum · prey · pigeon · swoop
traveler
One who journeys
migration · wanderer · sojourner · itinerant · voyager · passage · distant · far-flung · cosmopolitan · widespread
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
bridge · webcam · nestbox · pigeons · adaptation · downtown · building · tower · metropolitan · surveillance
peregrineshawks
Keen-eyed birds of prey
eagles · vultures · condors · owls · secretary birds
peregrinesvultures
Large carrion-eating raptors
condors · turkey vultures · scavengers · ambush predators · sloths
peregrinesresidents
People living somewhere
homebodies · flightless birds · settlers · natives · penguins
- peregrine falconsSwift, diving hunting birds