Peregrine falcons are nicknamed “duck hawks” because ducks are one of their favorite foods. For comparison, here’s a peregrine falcon and a red-breasted merganser. Obviously the peregrine is more powerful.
Now imagine the peregrine is chasing the red-breasted merganser over Lake Erie. If these two birds are traveling as fast as they can go in level flight, who would win?
In level flight (not in a dive) the red-breasted merganser is faster!
Learn how fast these birds can go in this vintage blog post: Talk About Speed
(photo credits: peregrine falcon by Chad+Chris Saladin, red-breasted merganser by Steve Gosser)
Your blog is a joy every day! So interesting about flight speed.
there is no doubt that the Peregrine falcon is fast animal