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This peregrine falcon was perched high in a tree on the far side of the river, with a bright sky behind. I don't get to see these beauties often, so took the shot as best as I could under the circumstances.
Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge NJ.
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
New Jersey
Had two Peregrines hunting shorebirds on this day.. Pretty sure this is a female, going by size.
Peregrine falcons are fairly common fall migrants here in New Jersey, but rare spring migrants and winter residents. There are also introduced, nonmigratory breeding populations at several locations, including the Edwin B. Forsythe NWR where I photographed this bird.
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The two Peregrine Falcon brothers are hanging out on the cliff edge over the Blue Pacific here. They have just begun to fly, and their sister out of sight off stage left can only dream.
Not the best photo but very lucky to see this in the wild. A first for me. Trying to hand hold my old 600mm at a weight of 6kg in bad light... not ideal but nearly a keeper.... Just to add the Peregrine went hungry this time.
One for a few years back in the Avon Gorge. New software and editing techniques now allow previously overlooked images to be brought to light!
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Was wonderful to be able to sit and watch this wonderful young bird. Not sure if it had just been fed, or was sat waiting for a food delivery. I was guessing it had been recently fed by the remnants on the beak and the fact the bird seemed to fall asleep a couple of times.
A falcon perches at Grand Teton National Park. Shot with a Tamron 150-600 on rental. Shot from about 100 feet away, so the extra reach was very helpful.
This is the second half of a selection of 6 photos from a take-off sequence. The first three are coming tomorrow,
I see peregrine falcons from time to time. But finding them and photographing them never happened until this past month. On the last three trips to Lake Pleasant, peregrines were easily spotted and surprisingly cooperative. After seeing this falcon harass ring-billed gulls on the water, we tracked him to the cliff and piloted our boat to get the best light and wait and wait and wait. 60 minutes of alert anticipation to not miss 2 seconds of flight time.
A very rare sight for me. I ran across this fellow taking a lunch break on top of a electric pole. I had to shoot into the sun and was lucky to come away with anything. He is banded. This shot doesnt show the bands well. There appear to be two bands on his left leg, a darker one, maybe blue or black with the letter A and a red one with the number 8. If any of my birder friends out there know of anywhere I should report this let me know.
Very happy day ..... juvenile Peregrine Falcon perfect landing !
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Peregrine Falcon (juvenile) just before it went behind that damned branch, when you gonna cut that down Milo !