At 00:24 20 February 2007, Tuno wrote:
183 mph for this falcon, which chases a skydiver:

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/a...con_peregrine_
velocity.html


At the end of that wonderful clip, they say she (the
falcon) was clocked a week later at 242mph! Dunno
if female falcons are faster than males - they are
certainly larger. What a trace that must be! Thanks
for posting the URL, it was well worth gritting my
teeth through the advert at the beginning.