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I hope to have the chance someday. Next week I'll settle for Boston.
Louisiana Heron, James Audubon print
Already dropped down the chimneys, presumably! :D
Oh, that's good to hear. I was worried.
Fleming was way ahead of his time! Anyway, which birds do twitter?
And did you do the Avocets as well? I know you did all the other birds mentioned in Dr. No.......
Did I phrase that right?
Here's one collection of described bird sounds. Amazing how many could apply to old ladies in a state of excitement, pardon my sexism here. But I was led into it. Noted twitterers include forest birds a.k.a songbirds like Robins, Cardinals (my current state bird), Sparrows, Bluebirds (my home state bird), Tits, Buntings, and many many more. Very accepted social behavior for birds. Definitely predates smartphones.
I couldn't find the Avocet fighter jet, but I did find the Avro Avocet. And of course the ford-powered Avocet sportscar. And an avocet image on player's cigarettes. And there's at least a link to player's cigarettes in Bond, as it is I.I.R.C. Tiffany Case who makes up the story about the sailor in it's logo.
Good luck with the Falcon. That'll take pages for sure!
1. a bird of prey active in daytime, famous for speed and visual acuity and diving
Related: Falconry, the use of birds of prey for hunting (formerly: hawking)
Middle English (faucon). Old French (fauco). Latin (falco, from falx or sickle, as related to the talons). Also: male falcons are known as a tercel (English)/tiercel (American), as associated with the Latin tertius and the expectation the third of three eggs is male.
Falcon (Falco): daytime hunters known for their keen vision and speed (more than 200 mph/320 kmh) and for diving at their prey. Found worldwide excepting Antarctica, once part of their range. From the largest Gyrfalcon there are variations to other Falcons, Hobbies, and the smaller Kestrals known to hover as a hunting tactic. Sexual dimorphism means female larger than male. Clearly the most recognized is the Peregrine falcon, which sets the existing speed record among animals and increasingly adapt to urban environments. Unlike other raptors using claws, falcons have a tooth-like extension of the beak used to kill prey.
Includes: Malagasy kestrel (Falco newtoni), Seychelles kestrel (Falco araeus), Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), Spotted kestrel (Falco moluccensis), Nankeen kestrel or Australian kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Rock kestrel (Falco rupicolus), Greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides), Fox kestrel (Falco alopex), Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), Grey kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus), Dickinson's kestrel (Falco dickinsoni), Banded kestrel (Falco zoniventris), Red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera), African red-necked falcon (Falco (chicquera) ruficollis), Red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), Amur falcon (Falco amurensis), Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae), Sooty falcon (Falco concolor), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis), Merlin or "pigeon hawk" (Falco columbarius), Eurasian merlin (Falco (columbarius) aesalon ), Bat falcon (Falco rufigulari), Orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus), Eurasian hobby (Falco Subbuteo), African hobby (Falco cuvierii), Oriental hobby (Falco severus ), Australian hobby or little falcon (Falco longipennis), New Zealand falcon or kārearea (Falco novaeseelandiae), Brown falcon (Falco berigora), Grey falcon (Falco hypoleucos ), Black falcon (Falco subnige), Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus), Laggar falcon (Falco jugger ), Saker falcon (Falco cherrug), Altai falcon(Falco cherrug altaicus), Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus), Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Peale's falcon (Falco peregrinus pealei), Pallid falcon (Falco peregrinus cassini var. kreyenborgi), Barbary falcon (Falco (peregrinus) pelegrinoides), Taita falcon (Falco fasciinucha),
Common kestrel
American kestrel
Merlin or "pigeon hawk"
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine falcon
Pallid falcon
Barbary falcon
Miscellaneous
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_539650-Ford-Falcon-1960.html
1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero Pick-up
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_18897-Ford-Falcon-Ranchero-1964.html
1963 Ford Falcon Squire Wagon
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_488175-Ford-Falcon-Squire-1963.html
1960 Ford Falcon Sedan
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_726969-Ford-Falcon-1960.html
1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero Pick-up
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_322885-Ford-Falcon-Ranchero-1960.html
1968 Ford Falcon Wagon Wagon
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_361876-Ford-Falcon-Wagon-1968.html
Bond Film Statistics Page 6 - THE ANIMALS OF BOND Part I initiated by @Birdleson.
http://007bond.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/3/5/7635156/7469413_orig.jpg
More to follow. Obviously.
And for the audience, what's referenced here is Detective Sam Spade's tough case. (Corrected by @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7)
The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett, 1929.
Just as much: The Maltese Falcon, John Huston, 1941.
And I gotta get to that restaurant. I had a business trip to San Francisco cancelled in 2014.
Just a matter of time to get my chance, hopefully.
I like that reality matches the fictional plot of the film there.
@RichardTheBruce, that'd be Sam Spade, not Marlowe. ;)
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco_(televisieserie)
'(can't post the link to the original French page as it has symbols this forum's software don't recognise)
Stand by.
There are several examples of French/Belgian comic strip heroes with altered names in Scandinavia.
Leslie Charteris himself took legal action against RKO based on extreme similarities for Saint and Falcon. And lashed out in print with The Saint Steps In (1943), calling out The Falcon as a cheap substitute for Templar. Fair enough.
Sanders starred in three, then his character's brother played by Tom Conway took over and became The Falcon. And other actors stepped in before the series ended with a total of 16 films. So The Falcon exists across different characters and actors--without any explanation for "The Falcon" as a name.
Of note are the first three films The Gay Falcon (1941), A Date With the Falcon (1942), and The Falcon Takes Over (1942). Interestingly and confusingly that third one is based on...Raymond Chandler's tale Farewell, My Lovely. As with the first Chandler story filmed (Time to Kill, 1942), the Philip Marlowe character is included out of the second Chandler story filmed. So familiar territory with Moose, Goldie, and Velma. But Philip Marlowe was dropped as inconsequential, and the filmmakers also didn't hesitate to capitalize on the name association with...the success of The Maltese Falcon (1941).
I'm more familiar with the Old Time Radio dramas dating from 1943 to 1954 (70 episodes, check the link below).
https://oldradioprograms.us/Falcon.htm
And there was a TV show 1954-1955 (39 episodes) starring Charles McGraw. Now on YouTube.
I do like how, when said speedily, the name sounds like ricochet.
Another iconic falcon:
I love the Starship Enterprise!
The Ford Motor Company is a US-based car manufacturer that for many years also produced cars in other countries around the world, sometimes tailored to the international market. For the Ford Falcon that means in North America (1960-1970), Argentina (1962-1991), and Australia (1960-2016).
Specific to Australia, the Ford Falcon is popular with motorists, plus is commonly used as a taxi or police car.
1973 Ford Falcon GT Sedan XB
Then there's the even sportier 1973 Ford Falcon Coupé XB GT V8.
Now clearly the Coupé shares lines and inspiration with the 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 model
used in Diamonds Are Forever.
Which leads to one of the most iconic cars in film history. The Black on Black.
But he really didn't take over, they're exaggerating. He's also no Saint.