Prairie Falcon - II
This is a juvenile of a Western species that is an accidental visitor in our area. I arrived at the location shortly after 3 and when the bird was a no show for almost an hour I was about to give up just when it flew in to land on a Spruce tree in a private property, by the side of a road. After about five minutes it left the spruce tree and flew on to a nearby White Pine, presumably to roost for the night. I managed to get a few in-flight shots where one can see the dark wingpits - a definitive characteristic of a Prairie Falcon. Clarington, Ontario.
Prairie Falcon - II
This is a juvenile of a Western species that is an accidental visitor in our area. I arrived at the location shortly after 3 and when the bird was a no show for almost an hour I was about to give up just when it flew in to land on a Spruce tree in a private property, by the side of a road. After about five minutes it left the spruce tree and flew on to a nearby White Pine, presumably to roost for the night. I managed to get a few in-flight shots where one can see the dark wingpits - a definitive characteristic of a Prairie Falcon. Clarington, Ontario.