Peregrine w/prey

Nikon D4
1/1600
Manual exposure
F/6.3
ISO 1600
600mm w/o teleconverter
WB auto
Cropped 80%
tripod w/Wimberly head
Overcast conditions w/poor light
Shot taken almost a year ago

Back to the peregrines. This is the female peregrine delivering a meal to the juvi peregrines. This particular delivery did not result in an attempted in air exchange. Not sure why. The conditions were poor as they were for the entire month and a half shoot. I think it actually makes for fairly even lighting if a bit on the flat side. There were two juvis hanging around right underneath where I was standing so the mom appears to be looking at me although I'm not sure she actually is or not. Both adults were very tolerant of the few photographers who were shooting these birds. Several times the mom landed inside of minimum focusing distance with out a worry in the world.
This is also an area where there is model plane/glider planes flying on the afternoon winds and they are way more objectionable to the planes, attacking them constantly. Quite a sight.
This seems to be my usual quote for each shot I post but this was cropped very significantly (almost 81%). Thanks for stopping by for a look. Have a great weekend!