Fast food: World's quickest creature spotted eating a gull for breakfast on pylon in West Bromwich
A keen birdwatcher is thrilled by his "spot of the year" after photographing the world's fastest animal on a pylon in West Bromwich.
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Ian Farnell spotted the peregrine falcon on the pylon at around 9am on Sunday and used his camera to zoom in and watch as the bird ate its breakfast - a gull.
When it had finished with its prey, it flew away, leaving a magpie to finish off the leftovers.
Another falcon was spotted flying away from the pylon, leading Ian to suspect the two birds were a mating pair.
Ian has seen an array of incredible birds in the area, from woodpeckers and goldcrests to buzzards and a sparrowhawk, but had never seen a peregrine falcon in West Bromwich before.