Prairie Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted August 19, 201197 views13 comments

Another look at one of the Prairie Falcon fledglings I saw a few weeks ago. Last one was a head-shot, this was taken from further back. Think I like this one better, with the whole bird, even though much of him is behind the perch rock. I wish I could have climbed higher to see what was on that rock, because from the blood, I think he had just fed.

Canon 50D, 400 5.6L, 1/1000, f6.3.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 19, 2011 at 8:04 PM

I like this shot a lot. Terrific eye contact, sharp subject-and not only an interesting perch, but one that was really well exposed. Great job handling that range Terry.

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 19, 2011 at 8:15 PM

great shot

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 19, 2011 at 10:01 PM

I like this one much more Terry, Nice find and capture!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM

very nice, Terry--I like the look it's giving you, and that you can see the tail. neat setting too.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 20, 2011 at 12:04 AM

Another beauty of this chick - this FG rock seems sharper here than the other one - any chance of a closer shot here (as well as the current crop that i like a lot)

Really nice detail and great capture -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 20, 2011 at 4:22 AM

Love this Terry! i like the fact the bird is in its natural habitat!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 20, 2011 at 5:45 AM

Really like the perch and the pose, nice capture.

Ray

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM

This is excellent - like the presentation.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 20, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Really like this Terry. I think being able to see part of the tail helps a lot. I like the direct stare and that there's light and detail on the underside of the rock perch.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on August 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM

I like this one as well, wonderful eye contact and detail as viewed in the larger version. Well done Terry!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 20, 2011 at 5:38 PM

I can see enough of the bird to make this work for my Terry. Love the piercing stare. An awesome bird.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 20, 2011 at 8:06 PM

I like this upwards view of this beautiful little raptor. Excellent eye contact.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 21, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Always a nice bird to find and to get one showing off the habitat so well at just 400mm is excellent.

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