Peregrine Falcon by costapanos

Photography • Animals • posted on Jan 04, 2011

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Thank you for stopping by. All your comments,views,favs are greatly appreciated. Caught this little guy in the conifer tree next to my building on the 6th floor. Wiki: A pair of endangered peregrine falcons, named George and Gracie by their legions of fans, have returned to downtown San Francisco to lay four new eggs inside a planter on the 30th floor of 201 Mission Street. For the past three years, George and Gracie have laid eggs in a nest box atop the PG&E building at 77 Beale Street where the utility installed a webcam that enabled scientists from the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) and viewers from around the world to learn more about peregrines and their offspring. The peregrine population declined to zero known nesting pairs east of the Mississippi, and just two known nesting pairs in California by 1970. Today, there are an estimated 235 peregrine falcon nesting pairs in California.

Comments (15)

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Meisiekind

10:31AM | Tue, 04 January 2011

Oh wow - this is the same species that are also found in New York City! Awesome catch of this beauty! I never knew they were endangered! :(

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GARAGELAND

10:33AM | Tue, 04 January 2011

You are very lucky to have caught this bird, they arevery rare.

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durleybeachbum

10:47AM | Tue, 04 January 2011

Marvellous pic, and good to know they are valued!

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gemb1

11:11AM | Tue, 04 January 2011

Nice to see effort to save a species working. Great shot

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brewgirlca

11:34AM | Tue, 04 January 2011

Good information and a nice shot but this bird is a Buteo Hawk not a Falcon, possibly a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Peregrines have a black hood, a black back, black beak and a white chest and a sleek body.

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beachzz

1:34PM | Tue, 04 January 2011

I've read about this pair and it's great to know they're still around.

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morningglory

7:09PM | Tue, 04 January 2011

Peregrines are beautiful birds. Great story, but I agree, this is a Hawk. Nice shot, though.

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RodolfoCiminelli

4:39AM | Wed, 05 January 2011

Excellent and very opportune shot.......!!!!!

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KateBlack10

5:58PM | Wed, 05 January 2011

Beautiful - I did not know they were endangered too

bakr

12:00PM | Sat, 08 January 2011

Excellent i like this shot

minos_6

1:10PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Great photo opportunity, and a superb capture. Well done!

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crender

2:35PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

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neoexcello

12:38PM | Mon, 10 January 2011

Beautiful shot...what a treat to see....and what a conifer! Don't recognize those 'needles'. I'm accustomed to doug' firs, and the impression the photo gives is that the falcon is about the size of a chickadee...trippy.

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