This Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, an endangered species, is resting on a sign at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.  Forsythe is one of the sites where the Peregrine was reintroduced.  Today a pair lives on a tower in the middle of the refuge. This banded juvenile is possibly an offspring of that pair.  The Peregrine is the fastest bird alive, attaining a speed of up to 250 mph in a dive to kill prey.

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