Peregrine Falcon- New Jersey Bird Photos

NJ Bird Photos: Birds of New Jersey

Info & pictures of common New Jersey birds: the woodpecker, cardinal, king fisher, warbler, robin, tufted titmouse, finch, mallard, cormorant, baby ducks, grebe, goose, cat bird, sapsucker, northern flicker, chickadee, merganser, hawk, heron, hairy woodpecker & goldfinch plus muskrat, groundhog & beaver. Many photos were taken at Lake Nelson in Piscataway, NJ and others in NJ bird spots: Cape May, the Meadowlands, and Sandy Hook or vacations in Florida, California and the Caribbean.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Peregrine Falcon

The guidebook said the lighthouse area was a good place to see peregrine falcons. Here's a picture of one on the lighthouse.

Labels: Florida, Peregrine Falcon, Sanibel Island

Ben S. said...: Um, I hate to break it to you, but this is not a Peregrine falcon. It's an American Kestrel, one of the smallest types of falcons. :-) Note the orange-ish tail with the heavy bars across the tips of the tailfeathers. Also, the orange-tinted breast and barred outer tailfeathers say that this is an American Kestrel. Peregrine falcons are larger than kestrels and do not have orange-ish tailfeathers or breasts. Even though, they both have similar "mustaches" on their faces, these identifying marks can help you differentiate between the two.
Here are two pictures of a Peregrine as an example:
http://tinyurl.com/ya9c7ru
http://tinyurl.com/ybm39pp

Have fun!; September 25, 2009 at 9:19 PM