Eastern Red Footed Falco

Gallery: AvianPosted February 2, 201656 views4 comments

Otherwise known as Amur Falcon (this is a female), we had a remarkable sighting of these beauties in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe,
Just wish I had a bigger lens.
EOS1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 560mm
F6.3
ISO 400
1/4000

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 2, 2016 at 10:32 PM

Very nice, especially in the larger view. Excelent detail throughout, nice wing position and even a catchlight.

I shoot with a 500mm and a 1.4 teleconverter and I still wish I had a bigger lens...

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on February 3, 2016 at 12:19 AM

Excellent flight shot! The position of the head and wings gives us a wonderful view.

I like to see a lot of sky around flying birds.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 3, 2016 at 9:15 AM

Jim and Wayne,
Thanks very much devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 3, 2016 at 6:02 PM

Nice flight shot, Ken. The wing behind the head disguises it a bit in the smaller image, but it pops well in the larger one.

devil

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