Sunday
Mar082009
Talons of Queens
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 12:23PM 
photo from Samuel W. Berkheiser IIIAlthough removed from the federal endangered species list, Peregrine falcons retain their status on the NY state list. Their population plummeted in the 1950s after the pesticide DDT made their eggs so frail they wouldn't hatch. Maybe because we have a kindred respect for their reign as fastest animal in the world, New York City has gone to great efforts to restore their numbers, and is believed to be home to one of the largest urban falcon populations in the world. We occassionally get the thrill of seeing their lightening-fast destruction of a pigeon, commonly known around here as rats with wings. This spotting is in Long Island City, Queens.
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