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Red Footed Falcon - Falco Vespertinus
Wiltshire
The Red-footed Falcon is a gregarious bird of prey usually found in flocks. It often breeds in colonies, and sometimes solitary, using abandoned Corvidae or raptors’ nests.
It is an eastern European species and a long-distance migrant that winters in southern Africa. It feeds mainly on insects, but the chicks are mostly fed with small vertebrates.
The Red-footed Falcon is very close to Amur Falcon which was formerly a subspecies of F. vespertinus.
The population is decreasing due to habitat destruction and the species is currently listed as Near Threatened.
The Red-footed Falcon breeds in C Europe from Estonia, Slovakia and Hungary, E through NC Asia to extreme NW China and upper R Lena.
It winters in SW Africa, from Angola, Namibia and N South Africa, through Botswana to Zambia and Zimbabwe.
HABITAT:
The Red-footed Falcon breeds in wooded steppes, valleys, clearings, cultivated areas and pastures with clumps or fringes of trees, riparian woodlands, orchards, marshy lands and open taiga. It breeds usually in lowlands, but up to 1500 metres of elevation in Asia.
During winter in SW Africa, it frequents grasslands, savanna and scrubland. They form large nightime roosts in groves of eucalypts, but also in towns and villages. Several thousands of birds may gather at communal roosts.
It was a priviledge to spend time photographing these magnificent birds on a recent trip to the Hortobágy region of Hungary.
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A glorious owl as it swoops low to the fields and grasses. The grace of these animals as they spread their wings and flow so low was a pleasure and privilege to see and capture so I hope I did it justice
(Back online In glorious (cold) Michigan after a few days of traveling so just catching up with everyone)
Quite a character...she took a huff and decided she didnt want to display for a while...
British birds of prey centre,Carmarthenshire,Wales.
The name kestrel is given to several members of the falcon genus, Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 metres over open country and swoop down on prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects. Other falcons are more adapted to active hunting in flight. Kestrels are notable for usually having mostly brown in their plumage.
Bald Eagles do not gain their white plumage until 4-5 years of age. I sat and enjoyed this young one making some fishing runs. Lake Guntersville, AL
It was a real bonus to have this Sparrowhawk turn up, it was just a shame it was a dull day with quite a lot of tree cover.
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) The Tawny Owl is much more often heard than seen.
Tawny Owls can make a variety of calls but the most familiar are their "kee-wick" and "hoot" sounds. The hooting or “twoo” sound is usually made by the male and is a territorial call. You can sometimes hear a female responding to a male's “twoo” call with a sharp “kee-wick”.
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The last shot from a sequence with this beautiful bird.
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Baravullin - Argyll Scotland
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Who could say from this picture️ that fearless birds like Ospreys 🐦can also fall prey?
f/2.8, 1/1600 sec, ISO-500, 400mm
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