On January 13, 2015, my daughter and I watched a Peregrine Falcon eat a Rock Pigeon it had killed. The falcon was in the courtyard of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. We were able to take a picture.

Mike Pineau

Note: Here are two other Peregrine sightings in Peterborough from earlier in the week:

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1)
– Reported Jan 11, 2016 11:00 by Basil Conlin
– Peterborough–Little Lake, Peterborough, Ontario
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– Comments: “Dive bombing the herring gulls sitting on the edge of the ice, seen from Beavermeade”

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1)
– Reported Jan 12, 2016 07:43 by Iain Rayner
– Ptbo – Water St., Peterborough, Ontario
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Peregrine eating Rock Pigeon - Loree Stephens 2 - Jan. 13, 2015 - PRHC

Peregrine eating Rock Pigeon – Loree Stephens 2 – Jan. 13, 2015 – PRHC

– Comments: “Flying across Water St. between Brock and Hunter”

Peregrine - by Stephanie Pineau - Jan. 13, 2015 - PRHC

Peregrine – by Stephanie Pineau – Jan. 13, 2015 – PRHC


Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.