October 22, 2005
Falcon dive-bombing starlings wins top photo prize:
"I felt the fear and the starlings' urgent need to survive, and the psychological pressure of the falcon as it dive-bombed the small birds," says Italian Manuel Presti of his photograph Sky Chase, overall winner of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, organised by the Natural History Museum, London, UK, and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
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gorgeous.
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star(t)ling, even.
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How fast can a peregrine falcon fly? One scientist aims to find out by skydiving along with the birds.
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Falcon Physics: The Science of Diving Peregrine Falcons