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Peregrine Falcon (c)

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Posted by Vincent Jones on June 18, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Peregrine Falcon (c)
Took this shot just before the beginning of spring.

This is one of our Falcons who we call Kaz who is now 17 years old bless her. Doesn't she look amazing at such a great age. :jump:

D3
300mm AF-S F2.8 VR
ISO 200
F4.5
1/1250th sec
Handheld

Thanks for looking:toast:

(c) in title for captive bred
Posted by Paul Gibbs on June 18, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Lovely Vincent. Great sharpness.

17, thats pretty old for a falcon isnt it?
Posted by Vincent Jones on June 18, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Very old Paul but still well alive & flighty. She as my partner so well trained it's incredible lol :biggrin:

Vince :wavey:
Posted by Justin on June 19, 2009 at 2:03 AM
Stunning looking bird Vince and nicely photographed. :cool:
Posted by Scott Tilley on June 19, 2009 at 2:50 AM
Super angle, nice to see the feather detail on the back. She looks in tip top condition. :toast:

Scott
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 19, 2009 at 3:14 AM
Great shot Vince, what a powerful piece of nature, fantastic.

Tim
Posted by Mark Davies on June 19, 2009 at 4:32 AM
A credit to you Vince .All the work and effort you and your staff put in there is exemplary.You're not normally associated with the older woman !
Super bird super image ,long may your work and facility be the benchmark.
Posted by Des Ong on June 19, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Nice bird Vince, but then your whole collection is superb. Thanks for a lovely day, you're a top man!

Des
Posted by Simon Litten on June 19, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Great shot, Vince. Beautiful bird.


Simon
Posted by Rob Ashton on June 19, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Good to see an old girl in such beautiful condition Vince. I wish I was aging that well :biggrin:

Rob :toast:
Posted by Fran French on June 19, 2009 at 8:33 AM
She sure is a beautiful lady Vince,. A lovely over the shoulder pose.

Fran :toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Mike Smith on June 19, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Nice detailed shot, but the perch set up needs some thinking about to give a degree of authenticity.

wild Peregrines are never seen perching out in the open like this, on top of buildings, electricity pylons, cooling towers and cliff ledges maybe - the common theme is height advantage, but stumps of wood like an owl :confused:
Posted by Vincent Jones on June 19, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Hi Mike,
I will have to disagree with you on this Mike :smile: I have seen few wild Peregrines on fence posts & in trees (high & at middle branches) Maybe these I have seen think they are Owls :confused: I see ya point though :toast:

Thanks for the above comments :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on June 19, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Very strong shot Vincent
:toast: :toast:
Bertl
Posted by Graham Goddard on June 19, 2009 at 2:58 PM
I beg to differ too Mike. I watched a Peregrine in the middle of Cley Marsh, Norfolk, last year sitting on a dead tree stump normally reserved for the Marsh Harriers.

Lovely image of a lovely bird Vince. It was a pleasure to meet you and put faces to names. :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on June 19, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Hello Vincent.

That really is a lovely looking bird, and the detail you've captured is excellent.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey: