Talons

I saw far fewer raptors during this trip to the San Luis Valley, but helping to make up the gap was this

 

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

ORDER: Falconiformes

FAMILY: Falconidae

 

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/overview

 

Monte Vista NWR, Monte Vista, CO

 

www.fws.gov/refuge/monte_vista/

Done