Peregrine Falcon

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Adult Peregrine Falcons have a dark grey-and-white plumage.  
Their chest and throat are white and the belly is white with horizontal dark grey stripes.
Juveniles have a dark brown head and their belly is somewhat brownish with heavy vertical (instead of horizontal) dark brown stripes.
Juvenile Peregrine Falcons remain brown-and-cream colored until they are one year old.

The Peregrine Falcon is best known for its diving speed during flight which can reach more than 320 km per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.

First 3 photos: A juvenile. Oostvaardersplassen, The Netherlands, 7 September 2018
4th & 5th photo: In the last few years, a pair of Peregrine Falcons has been using the television tower in Hilversum as a base to hunt for prey and every spring I have seen them - from my yard - flying around the tower attacking pigeons and harassing a family of Common Ravens that lives on the tower.
These photos were taken from my yard in Hilversum, The Netherlands on 20 April 2018 (an adult) and 10 August 2021 (a juvenile), respectively.

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