Birds on Birds

Not just fast but THE fastest animal on earth... other than some this one mite... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through Jeffrey Lendrum's most trafficked bird, an legend among icons, the peregrine falcon.

Music by fknsyd

Peregrine Falcon chat starts at 19:00

Sources
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/perfal/cur/introduction
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/overview
https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/peregrine-faqs/peregrines-mating-how-its-done/
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/diving-into-love-at-200-miles-per-hour
https://peregrinefund.org/history-peregrine-falcon
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/why-are-peregrine-falcon-numbers-falling-united-states-again
National Geographic — “Falcons up close”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/paid-content-falcons-up-close
Avian Hybrids (WordPress) — Falconiformes: https://avianhybrids.wordpress.com/falconiformes/
The Nature Conservancy: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/peregrine-falcons/
JSTOR Daily — “The Case of the Thinning Eggshells”: https://daily.jstor.org/the-case-of-the-thinning-eggshells/
NY State Museum eggshell lab handout: https://nysm.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/bird_hall_education_guide_eggshell_lab_student_a.pdf
War History Online: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/mi5-falcons.html
World War Supply blog: https://www.worldwarsupply.com/2024/01/falcons-in-the-skies-training-raptors-to-intercept-carrier-pigeons-during-wwii/
HistoryNet — “Birds of War”: https://historynet.com/birds-of-war/
Pigeons of War blog: https://pigeons-of-war.com/2022/09/13/how-to-sabotage-military-pigeons-a-primer/
The Devil of History blog: https://devilofhistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/the-first-fighting-falcons/


What is Birds on Birds?

A narrative podcast from two bird lovers (and friends) exploring all things bird.