High-Velocity Falcon | National Geographic

[@roaringearth]

Awesome idea! Skydiving with the ultimate skydiver.

[@smacman68]

I have a difficult time wrapping my mind around a bird traveling at those kind of speeds. Nature at it's best. Awe inspiring to say the least.

[@seaweed9249]

I love peregrine falcons, there just extraordinary.

[@tehuan1]

Wildlife deserves nothing but RESPECT !

[@Barbarra63297]

The terminal velocity is amazing enough but if a human tried to come out of terminal velocity as fast as this falcon can we'd probably break every bone in our bodies.

[@jinglemyberries866]

1:57 there's something about this slow-mo part of the "hyperdrive" that touches me deeply. Its hard to explain.

[@JohnReslerpages]

Beautiful and incredible...

[@Awaketime]

thats one of the most amazing things ive ever seen...

[@bokeflo]

Peregrine falcons are truly amazing birds of prey.

[@starletd6819]

They're predators. Not prey

[@bokeflo]

@@starletd6819 Goggle the term "birds of prey"

[@viveviveka2651]

I've watched many peregrine videos, and this one contains the absolute best vertical drives. - Stunningly beautiful.

[@BigTurboTrucker]

wow, faster then some WWII Warbirds!

[@wingmagic]

WOW! nothing more awesome than this video right here! Thank you.

[@amcomp8642]

389Km/h... it's just unbelievable! what speed...

[@Mephistopheles71]

wow.....huge Respect for the FALCON...awesome man...

[@mptrax]

In another European test Peregrine Falcon reached the speed of 282 MPH 458 Km/h. In a test between Switzerland and Northern Italy in 2012.

[@onsesejoo2605]

+mptrax Wonder if the location or altitude has any effect, the air being thinner.

[@MARTIN201199]

I'd like to see it in video.

[@ianbrown_777]

Probably does. Also, birds would vary on an individual basis, just like some race horses are faster than others.

[@mptrax]

ian brown Sure but.... 282 MPH or 458 Km/h is absolutely insane. Some scientists measured that speed during an attack. Faster than the fastest racing car of sport bike. Absolutely the fastest animal on this planet.

[@ianbrown_777]

No I wasn't saying they are only fast because of thin air, just saying why there may be differences - 242 for one bird 282 for another. Who knows what the absolute fastest might be!

[@XDragonettX]

I love how they're playing a remix of DJ Sasha's "XPander" in this video. Great song.

[@Pgoldish]

Frightful... My side of the mountain... anyone?

[@TheWizardYeof]

I just posted almost the same exact comment. I'm surprised there aren't more like them!

[@Pgoldish]

Its a great book, although I find fewer people than I would expect have read it...

[@TheWizardYeof]

Yeah!

[@geoff1945]

Great filming!

[@PedroCruzK-2020]

HIGH- VELOCITY FALCON

[@grungemax]

Wow...this is amazing. Thanks to youtube we all get to see a lot of amazing stuff. Thanks for the publisher too!

[@TheWizardYeof]

Frightful=My Side of the Mountain

[@RobertClavin508]

Amazing! Great footage. I didn't think you would be able to pull it off, but it looks great.

[@ZC.Andrew]

Ken Franklin likes to fly pretty dang low

[@ManMainer]

I have the honor of working around these magnificent creatures every day. I work at an Audobon Society partnered golf course in Maine. We have 3 of these birds that call the golf course their home. They attack bluejays, morning doves and other similarly sized birds. It's and amazing experience. More often than not, we only hear them fly by and attack before we see it because they are so damn fast. Also, they create such an amazing sound like a jet turbine because they pierce the air so quickly.

[@etexis]

i hear SASHA!!!! XPANDER

[@1q3er5]

Edward Texis good catch!

[@videofan792]

Terrific! How exciting, thank you for posting this.

[@1BustedMyth]

Incredible, absolutely incredible, what an achievment to get that footage.

[@Rocker15210]

He named the brid frightful... Thats AWESOME! He got it from a book series called that started with "my side of the mountain" then "the other side of the mountain" and last "Frightfuls mountain" AWESOME SERIES!

[@alaitain]

if it wasnt for national geographic, we wouldnt ever get to see so much animal nature and exciting things in animal nature. its amazing.

[@danabee3775]

TOP GUN stuff ... this little fella has my admiration ...

[@gringojames]

Omg.. definately amazing.. tks friend.

[@WyomingAnne]

I love peregrines! They are such beautiful birds, and seem so aware of everything going on around them. Peregrines just amaze me. I fell in love with this bird the first time I saw one in Yellowstone National Park, incubating its eggs. I'd seen many animals that day, including bears, but the peregrine was the highlight of my day. What an interesting a fun video.

[@1oldskoolluvr]

i've always loved this bird. absolutely amazing what this bird was engineered for.

[@originaldriver2066]

Holy crap! I almost expected to see a sonic shockwave when she passed by the camera. Good vid!

[@hausdok]

That's just too, way too cool! Love it!!!!

[@LentejOfficial]

AWESOME VID ! .. btw one of my favorite trance tunes starts at 0:19 ! .. Sasha - Xpander great song for this

[@falconryandwildlifevideos6200]

Great footage !

[@dorianpod77]

Where i live in Sardinia,this bird is really common in the countrysides,i love watching them staying still (in the same place) in the air with their wings open...always wondered how they do it...once i also saw a falcon stooping down to catch a mouse (they have an incredible sight too). it was amazing!

[@lanearthur21]

Peregrine Falcons are awesome !!!!

[@CrystalClairsan]

"My Side of the Mountain" reference ftw with the name Frightful. awesome book

[@SeaOhAreWhyy]

It's not a matter of how thin the air is. It's about how amazing it is that a living being can fall at a top speed of around 200 mph, come out of that free fall, and correct itself back to normal flight speed with nothing to help it do such things but it's own limbs.

[@blakbanshee]

I was working on a bridge that had a mating pair nesting nearby. The state made a big deal to make sure we were not working in the area where the birds were as to not disturb them from mating or scouting a new nesting spot. I never saw the falcons in action, but one morning, one of the falcons flew over us clutching a small bird like a starlet or a crackle.

[@waldenhouse]

Now that IS impressive - thanks for posting

[@rickam77ab]

great video! thanks so much

[@NarutoDetective]

it is always a must to have techno music playing in the background when the awesome Peregrine Falcon does a dive bomb!!!

[@falcon6073]

An amazing birds eye view.

[@SkySavior]

I just love this bird :)

[@Xenon777channel]

Right, humans weigh more, but pound for pound, that bird is golden.

[@sk8erbec]

lol "this is like karate in the air" that bird is flipping amazing! :)

[@theophileevouna6947]

Pour moi, c'est la vidéo la plus spectaculaire For me it is the most spectacular video

[@cskamoskva]

i love hearing sasha's xpander in a wildlife video :-)

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

This is my Totem animal. Great respect.

[@GRude420]

Budweiser must have been funding this study, because every time they show dude (except skydiving) he's got a beer in his hand.

[@LoveLyricalRideXMunchLax88]

Woa... That's Amazing!!! ;-D

[@blakbanshee]

These birds live on some of our bridges in NYC. Several brother Ironworkers I know have witnessed these falcons snatch pigeons out of mid air like a lightning bolt. They nest on top of the bridge towers. When someone goes up there to service the bridge, the falcons get pissed off. If they are there, you have to leave. BAD-ASS birds!

[@surajrocks1]

Gotta love the Peregrine's raw speed!

[@Crunch911]

These are amazing creatures

[@Karmaffix]

haha when she says "Kens shoot snaps open" I thought she was going to leave it at.. "Kens shoot snapps"... meaning hes toast haha this bird simple looks amazing let alone what it can actaully doo.

[@Matthias8777]

They named it Frightful!!! Just like in My Side of the Mountain! I love that book! :)

[@zzremington]

I live in Lexington Ky - years ago, we had a terrible pigeon issue downtown, especially among the taller buildings. Then we introduced the Peregrine to downtown, after a couple of years they took - needless to say, the pigeon problem has been resolved. Granted, we still find headless pigeons and see Falcons downtown, many of them have move to the suburbs - I'll notice my feeders won't have birds for a few days and then I'll notice a dead robin or sparrow on top one of my fence posts.

[@RayDynus]

Seems like it doesnt take any air resistance at all, amazing!

[@og882001]

i had my own falcon backinadays.. he is gone, sad memory..

[@ali_s93]

its funny how we all get so excited when a car breaks a speed record, but these wonderful creatures not only blaze the air but also catch a bait with precision while freefalling - simply magnificient.

[@Earthlinked]

We havea group of Falcons in Atlanta!!!!! Not bad this year - prolly not a Super Bowl team - but not bad!!!!

[@Canadajanek]

Even if you dropped "Formula One -driver Michael Schumacher" he wouldn't beat the falcon. Respect for the bird. My budgies might, perhaps, reach 40 miles per hour. Enough for flying in our rooms- airspace - lol. Thanks for the upload of that very interesting , very educational video. Best regards from Rainer, Federal Republic of Germany ps : I beg your pardon for my poor English, I'm still learning

[@001blackfox]

Amazing birds!

[@TheSkookumchuk]

I always have a picture in my head of some little kid throwing a penny off the Empire State Building or something and a falcon coming out of nowhere at 242 mph and snaggin the penny out of mid-air.

[@birthdaybash5012]

gotta love these birds ^_^

[@TheChildofAuraReborn]

I want to take the audio from the Falcon Punch video and put it on this video so badly. FALCON PUNCH! "Captain Falcon!" "NOOOOOOOO!!!"

[@Senira]

Those are its jesses trailing behind it which is why you see them flair up with each downbeat as it descends. Jesses are tied to each of the falcon's legs and help the falconer hold onto the bird while its on the falconer's glove. Just letting you know =)

[@edwardsmith7377]

That was amazing!

[@mrastleysghost]

I love that they named her frightful

[@LaughingManLaughs]

Another wonderful reason why I never want piss off a falcon. FALCON DIVE!

[@goshawk1974]

Back in the seventies, it was told that a jet pilot was diving towards the ground @ 200 mph and he saw a Peregrine Falcon pass him up.

[@yla64]

I am doing a paper of Peregrine Facons at school. Amazing birds, I want one if I become a falconer. :). and 2:48 is a nice little picture of Frightful

[@reeding]

this bird makes falling things look still. DAMN!

[@ExperienceLOS7713]

Indeed it is magnificent.

[@ElQueMataLaBacha]

Right! You are a genius

[@Uchiha1808]

when the falcon was going down so fast and didn't open its wings I was like oh crap i think it just forgot how to fly!...lol

[@Calculatinglove]

You know some burnout falcon working a day job is going to watch this and think, "I could so go faster."

[@Primenumber19]

Nice use of Xpander by Sasha

[@MaverickSu-35]

The F-16 really deserves it's perfect name...!;) Long live the Falcon!:D

[@messos]

I want a falcon! they are so cute!!!

[@XDragonettX]

I love how they're playing a remix of DJ Sasha's "XPander" in the background...great song.

[@Dhragonfly]

what an amazing creature.

[@Gangly1]

Anyone else notice the similarity in shape to the Stealth Bomber. Especially when it is shifting shape for less drag around 2.05? Astonishing creatures.

[@FilipinoxBandito]

IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!

[@thedukeofantioch]

i cant stop watching

[@gringojames]

tks !!

[@ForestTekkenVideos]

Amazing video

[@djdB]

this is so awesome

[@sjscoach]

Amazing

[@JasonBL1975]

apsolutely amazing animals.

[@THEMATTHIAS225]

I love the Corona just chilling at 0:58 SCIENCE

[@getalife04]

Holy shit, a bird can go almost as fast as the fastest car in the world. Absolutely amazing. God I love nature.

[@falkoche]

Amazing!

[@pifou61]

wonderful bird. the falcon is the king

[@PeteyS.D.]

Ooooohh! That was Awesome!!

[@lebensvideo]

Incredible!

[@pachris]

Amazing how they get the bird to come back wow.