A Peregrine Falcon after a kill.
Peregrine eggs come in a range of warm browns and are somewhat larger than medium-sized chicken eggs. Barring accidents, they hatch after 32-35 days of incubation. In another six weeks or so, the chicks develop into fledglings, almost ready to go.
After a 30 year absence, peregrines returned to breed on the Red Deer River in central Alberta, the successful result of mass releases of captive-raised young.
Author Dick Dekker
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