Peregrine Falcon

– scientific name:  Falco peregrinus
– Wingspan: 3 – 3.6 ft. (Adult)
– Weight: 0.75 – 2 lbs (male), 1.5 – 3.5 (female)
– Average Life Span: Up to 17 years
– Habitat: Wide range, but they thrive near coasts
– Diet: Carnivore (eats meat), primarily birds, also small mammals like bats

– Coloring: Young—heavily marked, vertical streaks, Mature–blue-gray top, horizontal bars underside white chest, dark face with streaks like sideburns

– Breeding: Mate for life, a pair returns to the same territory. Some nests last for generations.