Peregrine Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted June 8, 2011195 views9 comments

This is the adult female. The four young are learning to hunt, and it's pretty amazing to watch them attack Pelicans and Gulls on one of the busiest beaches in SoCal. On Memorial day there were thousands of people here as these birds came through every half hour or so.... like a group of f-14's just a few feet over everyone's heads. Most folks never noticed. The young will attack anything that flies just because they can.

D700
500mm vr
1.4x tc
1/1250
f8
+.67
iso 640

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Beautiful bird and I like the comp you have chosen. That diagonal wingspread and eye contact are very appealing. Maybe not quite as sharp at the eye as desired. Maybe some selective work there.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 8, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Charlie,
I like the dynamic flight pose you captured with the fanned tail. Great eye contact too.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 8, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Excellent - especially the banking pose and composition.

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Comment posted by Brian E. Small on June 8, 2011 at 6:43 PM

Spectacular shot Charlie!!

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 8, 2011 at 11:09 PM

An awesome peregrine flight shot. I like the eye contact, spread tail and positions of the wings.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 8, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Nice flight shot, Charlie. Great eye contact.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 9, 2011 at 3:16 PM

I bet that would be amazing to watch these birds among all the people. The only time I have ever seen one is in the town of Seaside outside of Monterey and they would swoop down over the beach. Nice job in getting this super fast bird, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 9, 2011 at 10:59 PM

I love the way you captured the aerodynamical wingspread and the way the lower portions of the Falcon's tail feathers seem to curve slightly upward, subtly suggesting it's gently veering in your direction. Most appealing and thanks for sharing Charlie :^)

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 9, 2011 at 11:28 PM

You already know how much I like this one, as well as the whole series you got from this place!

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