Peregrine Falcon


Posted by siliconworm on Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:11 pm

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by ugolino on Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:16 pm
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Amazing shot. What were the circumstances ? Wild ? From a cliff ?
Regardless, considering their speed, congrats !
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by siliconworm on Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:51 pm
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ugolino wrote:Amazing shot. What were the circumstances ? Wild ? From a cliff ?
Regardless, considering their speed, congrats !
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it's shot from a cliff. the bird is not in the diving position, you can see its wings are not folded back, so it's not fast at all. but yes it's wild.


also, i don't know why this falcon is not grey-blue (like typical peregrine falcons), but brownish. it also doesn't have the distinct black patches around the eyes like most peregrine falcons, do you know why?
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by David Stimac on Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:12 pm
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Excellent!
 

by Ron Day on Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:19 pm
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Great angle and sharpness! Well done!
 

by David Salem on Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:09 pm
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First off, a very nice looking take off capture with great details and sharpness.
My educated guess is that this is a female Anatum peregrine and she is in her first molt. You caught her during her transition from juvenile to adulthood.
Her dark cap will clean up and give you the more classic Peregrine look that you're missing and those imature brown feathers will molt out and be replaced by the blue/gray ones that she is known for.
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by John Spreitzer on Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:59 am
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Great, sharp flight capture. Very well done!
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by Dorian Anderson on Mon Aug 14, 2017 3:07 pm
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darn that's a great pose! Talk about aerodynamic! Really nice frame...
 

by TerryWSmith on Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:59 pm
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Wonderful capture.

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