A gray-and-white bird-of-prey with black speckles on its belly and a large, hooked yellow-and-gray bicolored beak tucks into a dive as it flies through the air. Text banners above and below the image advertise the event.
CNMF, Continuing Education

Naturally Speaking Series – The Peregrine Falcon – Fastest Animal in the World!

Photo collage of above) a man with glasses wearing a tan baseball cap and vest with the Volunteers-in-Parks logo on it smiles broadly at the camera with sandstone cliffs framing the background; below) a gray-and-white bird-of-prey with a large, hooked yellow beak and yellow feet stands on a red algae-covered boulder and faces the camera. Text to the left advertises the event.

Please join volunteer naturalist Don Endicott to learn about Peregrine Falcons, the fastest animal on Earth! Don will talk about the Peregrine’s highly specialized physical features and aerial skills, adaptations required for successfully capturing prey while reaching speeds over 200 miles an hour. Their natural history, courtship behaviors, and remarkable comeback from near extinction in the mid-1960s will also be discussed. Featured throughout the talk is a selection of Don’s photographs taken as a volunteer nest site monitor supporting banding at Cabrillo National Monument for the past nine seasons.

When: Wednesday, February 19th, 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Where:  Zoom

Cost: Free

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Sponsored by the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation

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