The Quartet

Gallery: AvianPosted June 5, 2013207 views12 comments

Deep in a hidden canyon in Southern California, young Peregrines practice singing in four part harmony.

D800
500mm
1/1250
f8
+.33
iso 800

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Joel Thomas on June 5, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Awesome moment to capture!

Registered on April 2, 2013, 17 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 5, 2013 at 6:59 PM

Wonderful grouping, Charlie. Fun to get them all with their beaks open like that.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 5, 2013 at 7:16 PM

All we need is the sound track to make it complete Charlie

Very good interest with this behavior, great find!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on June 5, 2013 at 8:48 PM

Amazing capture Charlie. Love the title.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 5, 2013 at 9:33 PM

How exciting to see this, Charlie!! Well captured in a comp that includes some habitat and illustrates the camouflage aspect of the plumage. Wow, you lucky!

(Perhaps dinner is a bit late? Singing for supper-- a resourceful quartet, indeed.)

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on June 6, 2013 at 12:43 AM

Excellent! Just excellent!

Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 6, 2013 at 2:59 AM

Charlie,

A remarkable image, thanks for sharing

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on June 6, 2013 at 9:15 AM

Great title for such a unique photo. Very cool!

Registered on December 14, 2004, 27 Posts, 112 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 6, 2013 at 3:15 PM

I can just see you conducting, Charlie! Brilliant!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 7, 2013 at 1:55 PM

Interesting to see 4 young peregrines all together, what a wonderful find.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 7, 2013 at 6:58 PM

Very cool to get these 4 guys together, all vocalizing, a unique image. I would crop some from the top, make it more of a pano to focus more attention on the birds.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 8, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Excellent-and to think you had a front row seat to this concert on the cheap!

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments