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In to the Kill
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In to the Kill

by Ron Bielefeld

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 2012226 views18 comments
A few frames after my last Caracara shot. I like that you can see the American coot feathers scattered all over the ground. This was a peregrine falcon kill site that the Caracara took over.

Camera and setting the same as the other recent Caracara image I posted.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Comments

18 comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 6, 2012 at 7:37 PM
An ideal combination of a great pose + good light. The flashes of lighter plumage stand out nicely. Excellent detail in the face too.

Max
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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on December 6, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Nice light and landing pose.
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on December 6, 2012 at 10:33 PM
Nice pov and capture :wink:
Yes, the feathers on the ground are icing on the cake :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 6, 2012 at 11:50 PM
Exceptional light and pose. Perfect exposure and detail.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 6, 2012 at 11:54 PM
Great catch. It almost looks like an oil painting.
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 7, 2012 at 3:54 AM
Great landing action shot Ron :cool: Nice details and complimentary background.

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 7, 2012 at 7:43 AM
Terrific landing pose n beautiful light!
Jagdeep Rajput
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 7, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Awesome! Great position with those extended feet.
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 7, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Way to cool with the light and landing pose. I like that you can still see feather detail in the darker areas, way to go Ron.
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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on December 7, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Cool bird, great landing pose and lovely light. Another excellent shot.
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Comment posted by Vanessa Caccamise on December 8, 2012 at 8:12 AM
Nice capture.. great detail and lighting!
Registered on February 7, 2012, 17 Posts, 57 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Very cool action image in beautiful light Ron. I like the colorful wrist bling as well :biggrin:
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 9, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Great landing pose, Ron! I'm hoping that on one of my Florida trips I'll catch one of these. Only minor nit is that I wish the dark BG in front wasn't there, otherwise great catch.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on December 9, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Superb POV, Ron. Outstanding light and sharpness. I really like the 3D character of this image. Another wonderful series. Thanks for sharing this. :toast:
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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on December 9, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Excellent. What a pose. Perfect timing. I like the ominous looking BG.
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 9, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Awesome light and super angle Ron. Pity about the rings though.
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Comment posted by May Haga on December 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Another brilliant flight shot Ron.
May
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 10, 2012 at 6:47 AM
Another classic Ron - you're on a roll
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