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First Prairie Falcon shot of the season.
I was too late to catch the predatory action, but lucky to catch this one as she left her feeding perch from out of sight on the rooftop of a nearby warehouse. The blood on the beak and full crop are evidence of a successful hunt and feeding. There were no Ravens present to rob her.
Alberta Government Terminal. Edmonton. Alberta.
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The peregrine's breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This makes it the world's most widespread raptor, and one of the most widely found bird species. In fact, the only land-based bird species found over a larger geographic area is not always naturally occurring, but one widely introduced by humans, the rock pigeon, which in turn now supports many peregrine populations as a prey species. The peregrine is a highly successful example of urban wildlife in much of its range, taking advantage of tall buildings as nest sites and an abundance of prey such as pigeons and ducks. Both the English and scientific names of this species mean "wandering falcon," referring to the migratory habits of many northern populations. Experts recognize 17 to 19 subspecies, which vary in appearance and range; disagreement exists over whether the distinctive Barbary falcon is represented by two subspecies of Falco peregrinus, or is a separate species, F. pelegrinoides. The two species' divergence is relatively recent, during the time of the last ice age, therefore the genetic differential between them (and also the difference in their appearance) is relatively tiny. They are only about 0.6–0.8% genetically differentiated.
While its diet consists almost exclusively of medium-sized birds, the peregrine will occasionally hunt small mammals, small reptiles, or even insects. Reaching sexual maturity at one year, it mates for life and nests in a scrape, normally on cliff edges or, in recent times, on tall human-made structures. The peregrine falcon became an endangered species in many areas because of the widespread use of certain pesticides, especially DDT. Since the ban on DDT from the early 1970s, populations have recovered, supported by large-scale protection of nesting places and releases to the wild.
The peregrine falcon is a well respected falconry bird due to its strong hunting ability, high trainability, versatility, and – in recent years – availability via captive breeding. It is effective on most game bird species, from small to large.
Brown Falcon, Falco berigora
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Pair Bonding
This is another new pair for us
While she sat on the branch and offered encouraging calls, the male, on the right, flew up and down the tree-line in rising and diving circuits. Calling as he went.
He then landed and she continued to give him encouragement.
Interesting that they are both light toned birds.
After few minutes of discussion, they decided on another trip around the tree-line together and headed across the nearby river to sit and call at one another again.
Peregrine Falcon
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The return of "Digit". I am quite sure that this is the same female Prairie Falcon that we first noticed in 2017 at the Alberta Grain Terminal. She has one talon on the right leg that is unbendable perhaps due to an old injury.
She caught a Pigeon and ate it out of sight on the roof of a nearby building. I got this shot as she flew off with an obvious full crop.
The light was very poor for flight shots, but we will get more chances.
Alberta Grain Terminal. Edmonton, Alberta.
This falcon lost its meal after a conflict in flight with another falcon. Too bad I missed the shots.
Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.
This Female is refusing to share her catch with her mate. The male waited for a long period of time before approaching for his share. The setting is high up on the girders of a Hydro Tower.
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Watched this falcon trying to catch pigeons at the AGT in Edmonton, 5 image sequence. His talons just missed the body and only clipping the wing.
My first wild Peregrine falcon with new lens and was great to see a old friend not seen him in years and was super to hear he was featured on BBC Springwatch tonight Steven McGrath he does a lot to help raptors.
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The Bat Falcon is a widespread small falcon of forest and clearings in the Neotropics. It occurs from Mexico south to northwestern Peru and, east of the Andes, northern Argentina. It is dark slate gray above, with an obvious white throat, black-and-white barred breast, and orange lower belly and thighs. Bat Falcons can be distinguished from the similar and sympatric (but much rarer) Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) by their smaller size, more compact structure, narrower white barring on the lower breast, and more restricted orange on the upper breast. Bat Falcons generally hunt around dawn and dusk at forest edge or over the canopy, often along rivers or road cuts, or at the edges of small crop fields. As the name implies, they feed on bats, but also prey on birds and insects (mostly aerial). They nest in adopted cavities, on cliffs, or on man-made structures and defend their territory aggressively. doi.org/10.2173/bow.batfal1.01
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A gyr falcon that was being exercised in the Bill Smyllie field at Prestbury Hill nature reserve in Gloucestershire a few years ago. I was fortunate enough to see a free flying demonstration on this visit to my local nature reserve but I only had my macro lens with me so no inflight images were taken on this occasion!
Captured him/her outside of my window today, what a beutifull bird, unfortunately light was on the wrong side ))
The background is the rocks and Pacific ocean, not the sky.
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Yes, I am standing on the trunk of a 1968 Chrysler 300 convertible to get this shot of a 1962 Ford Falcon ~ Ancramdale, NY
Réservoir Beaudet, Victoriaville, Qc
L'abondance d'oiseaux sur le réservoir fait apparaître des visiteurs moins communs !
L'histoire ! Il y a environ 30,000 Oies des neiges sur le réservoir Beaudet. Inévitablement, une telle ressource de nourriture attire les prédateurs. Faucon pélerin, Faucon émérillon et Pygargue à tête blanche viennent vérifier l'inventaire de proies susceptibles de leur servir de repas. Le hasard fit que ce magnifique Faucon pélerin adopta comme mirador un peuplier en bordure de la piste cyclable et du réservoir. Intrigué par le déclic de la caméra il me jeta un oeil . Je le laissai à sa garde. 30 minutes passèrent et il partit survoler les oies. Il est toujours dans les parages attendant ...
The abundance of birds on the tank shows less common visitors
The story ! There are about 30,000 Snow Geese on the Beaudet Reservoir. Inevitably, such a food resource attracts predators. Peregrine Falcon, Emerald Falcon and Bald Eagle come to check the inventory of prey likely to serve as a meal. As luck would have it, this magnificent Peregrine Falcon adopted a poplar stand on the edge of the bike path and reservoir. Intrigued by the click of the camera he glanced at me. I left him in his custody. 30 minutes passed and he flew over the geese. It is still around waiting ...
Peregrine Falcons
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Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Meet the male peregrine, Odin, who has joined up with Maxine. It was good for me to see him close up hanging out on the ocean cliffs over the Blue Pacific. In fact, that's the ocean blue with an incoming wave below. The crows were feeling frisky on this morning, so he's giving them a good eye.
A Caspian Tern showed its displeasure when a male Peregrine Falcon flew by with a bird in his talon. The Falcon went upside down to counter the attack from the Tern. From the color of it I don't think that the Falcon had one of the Tern chicks, but no birds want a raptor in their midst and so the attack. To be fair, the falcon was on its way to feed one of his two chicks. Burlington, Ontario.