Peregrine and Prey

Gallery: AvianPosted June 16, 2011152 views5 comments

My apologies to those who may be getting tired of Peregrine photos.

Until Sandy's recent post, I hadn't seen a flight shot with prey.
This morning I was fortunate enough to get one of my own.

This bird actually transferred the, uh, remains from its talons to its bill.

Nikon D300; Sigma 500/4.5; f5.6@1/1600th; ISO 400; approx. 40%FF; HH.
All comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Excellent, Tom. Interesting behavior and a very good flight shot.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 17, 2011 at 1:12 AM

Neat shot, Tom. Watch out... these birds can be addicting. I like the wingspread and good eye contact.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 17, 2011 at 1:34 AM

Excellent, Tom. Wonderful detail and the prey - remains of prey - add a lot. You’ve captured an unusual flight posture, with the wings level and the tail spread. Starting to land?

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM

Awesome to get this one with food in it's beak, something I've not seen with Peregrines, congrats on this and your screaming Peregrine post from earlier.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on June 20, 2011 at 2:04 PM

actually I've never ever seen one and you get this!!
Congrats man.

cheers, Dennis

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