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The massive UCS Millennium Falcon model. This is not mine, I borrowed it from Colin, who lives down the street. I had never seen this in hand and I must say that it’s far more impressive than any photograph can ever express. It’s HUGE!
Now, I am waiting for LEGO to release a new edition of this, a TFA version with the updated antenna. Come on, you know it’s coming, it has to be...
Incidentally, with this particular image I had Fullnilson in mind. I tried to do it a little differently but he has nailed this kind of thing pretty conclusively.
This was photographed exclusively for my "Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy" book.
Peregrine Falcon / falco peregrinus. East Mill, Belper, Derbyshire. 01/06/22.
'PLUCKED STARLING DELIVERY IMMINENT.'
Late morning the male Peregrine flew towards the mill with a Starling. His mate took the bird from his talons, mid-air. Here she is shown on a stone window ledge where she plucked the prey. The almost fully plucked Starling is held in her beak and she looks across to the nesting balcony contemplating her delivery. In a flash she had landed beside her two vocal chicks and started to feed them tiny shreds of flesh.
Meanwhile. the male had retired to a favoured perch at the top of the mill where he enjoyed some rest and good look around.
When 20 or so Morning Doves took flight en masse this morning, I knew a raptor wasn't far behind. 15 minutes or so later, this Peregrine Falcon emerged from the woods with it's partially devoured meal.
Huntley Meadows Park
Alexandria, VA
11/03/17
Peregrine Falcon
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Archive.
From a couple of years back, I was invited to the riverside location, and asked not to reveal the spot.
Somehow took that to heart, and only now have found the files.
N963RS, a Dassault Falcon 7X, on approach to runway 23 at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario.
It was arriving as TWY99 (Sunset Aviation, LLC) from Westhampton Beach, New York.
The remainder of what is left from the SpaceX rocket that had an issue during landing on Aug. 28th. spaceflightnow.com/2024/08/28/live-coverage-spacex-to-lau...
Peregrine Falcon / falco peregrinus. East Mill, Belper, Derbyshire. 12/06/22.
'NEWLY FLEDGED.'
12th June marked the day that the two juvenile Peregrines fledged from East Mill. When I arrived mid-morning, one had already gone from the nesting balcony and the other was nowhere in sight. It must have been having a nap because it eventually appeared on the rail of the balcony.
There it remained on view for a number of hours, often flapping rapidly, looking as if it was going to take-off.
At about 4pm - (after several 'will it, won't it' false alarms), it did finally fledge. As so often happens there it failed to gain height and ended up at the base of the building, thankfully unharmed.
Now, some 12 days later, I understand that both juveniles have honed their flying skills and are doing well.
Brown Falcon
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After a check that all was well at this end of the territory, a final glance and the bird opened its wings, stood up and wafted off in the wind.
Peregrine Falcon / falco peregrinus. East Mill, Belper, Derbyshire. 01/06/22.
'HOME TERRITORY.'
Side view of the male Peregrine as he rested on the edge of a balcony immediately above the one where his chicks were. He had only just flown in carrying a Starling. His mate took the prey to a window ledge where she plucked off the feathers before going to feed her young.
This juvenile peregrine falcon had just buzzed a snowy owl (www.flickr.com/photos/ozzyhead/31414472224) before landing on this sign for me. What a gorgeous bird! Thanks for looking!
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Still got a few shots of this falcon to post so posting 3 today I just got this guy in the far corner but liked it too much even though its out of frame I think it works I have removed Jesses & transmitter in all these shots
I would just like to say why do people act like sheep on here ok if you don't like this shot fair enough each to their own I see so many images on here that are quite frankly awful yet they get lots of comments faves ..that doesn't bother me really but if a person sees a shot not getting comments or faves then most people copy that yes this is out of frame but its a great shot and works in a artistic crop there has been award winning shots that are only just in frame sorry I had to say that if you don't like it please unfollow me.
Messy Eater - Peregrine Falcon creating an artistic carpet of death plucking a gull kill.
Species: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Location: California, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS R3 + RF 100-500mm IS
Settings: 1/800s, ISO: 3200, f/7.1 @500mm, Handheld, Electronic Shutter
Laggar falcon | Falco jugger | DNP | Dec'23 | Sony Gear | f 7.1 @ 1/2500 | ISO 800
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Mama was having her lunch when this juvenile landed next to her and try to snatch the remains of dove from her.
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.
This was quite a huge thrill to just see one of these raptors. Yes, it is a working bird and belongs to the Falcon Society. It made an escape from the handler. Luckily it was equipped with GPS and she did find it again. Getting it down was another issue. She said she was trying for 5 days at this point. I'm not sure if she ever did get it back. They are said to be worth over a million dollars with all the right skills and colors. The largest Falcon out there.
This Peregrine Falcon watched me for several minutes before I noticed him. I told this story to another birder and his reply was If I were a Coot I'd be dead.
Monte Vista, CO - While attending the Sandhill Crane Festival this year (below), we spotted this beautiful Prairie Falcon sitting atop a roadside telephone pole. We followed it as it moved around the area until it eventually crossed a field, leaving us far behind.
Früher Vormittag heute: ein Falke sitzt in der Birke am Gartenzaun
Early morning today: a falcon sits in the birch at the garden fence
A diving metal falcon which might still frighten a mouse if it were running across the lawn. It can swivel in the wind on the steel pyramid.
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An amazing thing to see - this juvenile Peregrine Falcon was pretty high up in flight. It was crazy as it went into a high speed dive, it swooped down about 100 feet from where I was standing, I thought it was going to land on the ground, it almost touched down and then accelerated right by! Thanks for looking.
After my first Falconing experience yesterday afternoon, I decided it would be a good idea to go to Church on Sunday morning. Not just any church but St Ignatius of Antioch Church in Cleveland where there is a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons. These birds are incredibly fast and it was quite a workout keeping up with them.
Yeehaw, raptors! This falcon is a recent settler at my local regional park. The resident crows, however, were just merciless this early morning. They started hanging in the same leafless tree; one got just one branch above the Peregrine even. I guess they don't know a Peregrine can take a crow (saw it, photographed it earlier this year). The raptor endured for awhile, but flew about 10 minutes later. Then the crows moved on to hassle a red-shouldered hawk - one chased it even. And, by the way, don't you just love its "pantalones" as my BF would say? Cool stuff.