Peregrine Falcon – call

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Our resident Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ernesti) was sighted high on an electrical tower near the nesting site. We have a number or breeding pairs at various limestone hills around the city. I think this is an adult male but would appreciate opinions.

Below are an audio recording and a sonogram and waveform. I used a shotgun mic attached to the Nikon D500 and managed to record a call from about 3-400 meters.

Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr)

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

 

Location: Ipoh City, Perak, Malaysia

Habitat: Secondary growth at city fringe

Date: 28th November 2018

Equipment: Nikon D500 SLR with Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, handheld

 

 

 

 

 

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