Saturday, 4 May 2013

Update on "Faster, Higher, Stronger" Article

In an earlier article on this blog, "Faster, Higher, Stronger", I asked if others had seen things in Riddells Creek that could qualify for the fastest, tallest, rarest, etc in Australia, or even the world!

Well, as it happens, I forgot that we have spotted in Riddells Creek what is thought to be the fastest thing in the whole animal kingdom - the fastest that has ever lived!

It is the Peregrine Falcon, which when diving has reputedly been recorded at the incredible speed of 389 km/h - wow! 

Here it is in Riddells Creek (recorded by our member David Francis):


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