On the subject of lightbulbs flashing, Im sure it does nothing to them, or that they would even see it, in fact I use multiple lights in 2 of my monitors cages, 2-4 bulbs flashing, must seem like a disco if you could slow the image down enough.

About diving speed of falcons, the fastest speed clocked by any animal in motion were peregrine falcons, but the speeds ranged between 150-200 mph making them the fastest animal that has ever lived. I believe that you refer to a peregrine diving in kilometers per hour, 265 KPH equals 159 MPH. I did find reference to the highest ESTIMATED dive speed, that was thought to be around 220 mph, but never clocked near that fast.
I remember reading once that the name hayabusa is a Japanese translation to peregrine falcon, the motorcycle was so named because its top speed (in factory form) was the same as the highest ever official speed measured of a peregrine in a dive, this was infact about 189-194 mph, until they were limited to 186 mph.

None the less Ive never seen a single reptile react to a light being turned on in any way that indicates they are stressed by them or that they even notice anything beyond it being a heat and light source. If anything I would think that a reptile would process images slower in their brains than a mammal or a bird.

In my house the only ones watching TV are my wife, our cat (not very often, mainly when small animals are on it), our dogs (only if wolves or lupine dogs are on it for whatever reason), and myself, but I have noticed recently that our TV must flash images alot faster than any of its predecessors have, if you view it through a video camera the images do not flash or roll, it is exactly as it appears to the normal eye, unlike the older TVs, then again does digital vs analog make that difference?

I remember hearing once that falcons in a dive or in flight at speed change their point of focus and reference as much as possible to keep a accurate reference as to how close they are to their intended target and it allows them to react fast enough during a dive (without impacting with unintended objects), not that they process the images that much faster.
Beautiful creatures by the way, raptors are gorgeous animals. Seems that almost on schedule every 10 years I find one injured in an accident with a large truck, and contact the same "raptor rehab". Im sure the last 2 didnt mind the mice, deer meat, etc while waiting to go drop them off.

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