Halcón in english
Hawk
pronunciation: hɔk part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hɔk part of speech: noun
In gestures
halcón = falcon ; hawk.
Example: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.Example: This suite of defensive adaptations has enabled hawks to forage and behave with near impunity virtually free from predation.more:
» halcón de patas rojas = red-legged falcon ; red-footed falcon .
Example: Wherever one turned, from every direction came the note of the golden oriole and the shrill cry of the hoopoe and the red-legged falcon. Example: While odd red-footed falcons put in appearances locally every year, the birds nest regularly no nearer to Britain than Eastern Europe.» halcón patirrojo = red-tailed hawk ; red-legged falcon ; red-footed falcon .
Example: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging. Example: Wherever one turned, from every direction came the note of the golden oriole and the shrill cry of the hoopoe and the red-legged falcon. Example: While odd red-footed falcons put in appearances locally every year, the birds nest regularly no nearer to Britain than Eastern Europe.» halcón peregrino = peregrine falcon ; peregrine .
Example: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth. Example: Peregrines are indeed the fastest creatures on the planet, diving steeply at speeds in excess of 300 km/h.» halcón pescador = osprey ; fish hawk ; sea hawk .
Example: Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning. Example: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time. Example: Kevla glimpsed milky pale skin dotted with freckles before Copper dove like a sea hawk into the ocean.» mariposa halcón = hawkmoth .
Example: Hawkmoths slow down their brains so they can hit a moving target.