Why peregrines are so fast

They 'pop up' their feathers.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2572799/The-physics-FALCONS-Scientists-unravel-exactly-peregrine-fastest-moving-creature-planet.html

Peregrines, once nearly extinct, now thrive in cities.

Thanks again to FALCONERS.  Peregrines thrive.  http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/15/science/once-near-death-a-comeback-bird-thrives-in-cities.html?smid=fb-share

The Falcon Gentle

This is a historical video from the 60s.  Prior to telemetry.  It features some of the biggest names in modern falconry.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RBKNKS_ls&sns=fb

45 Years of Peregrine Banding Studies

This is a research operation started financed and managed primarily by FALCONERS.

http://www.earthspan.org/fall-peregrine-surveys-complete/

Amur falcons become protected through education

Education of the residents about the value of these beautiful falcons has stopped relentless hunting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/world/asia/falcon-hunters-become-fervent-preservationists-.html?_r=1

RIP Chesapeake, a legacy of a 16 year old falcon

Link here:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1043064352386003.1073742138.590679534291156&type=1

How are peregrines so fast?

Study on how the fastest animal on the planet dives at over 200 MPH on a regular basis:
http://blogs.plos.org/everyone/2014/03/01/falcon-physics-science-diving-peregrine-falcons/