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.
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.
