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Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Photo by Wildifreq
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Peregrine falcons nest on a smoke stack at the Duke Energy plant. Biologists removed the 4 chicks from the nest to band them and do a health check before returning them. This is one of the chicks.

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PublishedMay 31, 2014

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