Peregrine falcon at California's Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

A black-and-white bird perched atop a dead tree snag holds its claw to its beak with a quizzical look on its face

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Steve Emmons/USFWS

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Expressive Bird

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Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Recreational Activity

Birding

Photography

Species

Falco peregrinus

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Birds

Migratory birds

Photography

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

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