Falcon in My Backyard

photoladyphotolady Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
edited October 22, 2005 in Wildlife
I love birds as well and have a zillion feeders. About a week ago I found a peregrin falcon in yard which is very unusal as they only perch high. I attached my image of him which was taken through a window as I ran to get my camera praying the batteries were charged. My main income is from sports photography, but my passions are numerous! Hope you enjoy!:D







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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    photolady wrote:
    I love birds as well and have a zillion feeders. About a week ago I found a peregrin falcon in yard which is very unusal as they only perch high. I attached my image of him which was taken through a window as I ran to get my camera praying the batteries were charged. My main income is from sports photography, but my passions are numerous! Hope you enjoy!:D

    Welcome PhotoLady thumb.gif
    Excellent Falcon :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    Hi Linda,

    I just ahd to move your fien pic of that beautiful raptor over to the wildlife forum.

    BTW


    WELCOME TO DGRIN!!!

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    very nice capture thumb.gif but I think you shot a coopers ,welcome to dgrin
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hi Linda,

    I just ahd to move your fien pic of that beautiful raptor over to the wildlife forum.

    BTW


    WELCOME TO DGRIN!!!

    clap.gifthumb.gifwave.gif :jose :eat lol3.gif :hotcake cheerleader.giffriday.gifDJ.gifylsuper.gifbeer.gif

    Man I'm glad you said that cause I thought I'd totally lost it(no comments from the peanut gallery).

    Well I edited my reply anyway thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    very nice capture thumb.gif but I think you shot a coopers ,welcome to dgrin

    Will ya please make up your mind ......... a Coopers is a Harrier and a Falcon is a Coopers....... rolleyes1.gif :lol4 blbl.gif

    Of course you could be right too !! thumb.gif
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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    j buddy...
    I think it's a sharp=shinned, but I'm no expert. they are, of course, very similar to coopers - so I could easily be wrong. But maybe there's a real expert lurking who can definitively answer the question. Still, always fun to see a backyard surprise!

    Regards...Keith
    jwear wrote:
    very nice capture thumb.gif but I think you shot a coopers ,welcome to dgrin
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • hichuzhichuz Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    I agree with Keith... looks like a Sharp-shinned hawk to me... at least according to my Stokes Field Guide. A nice capture!
    RC :thumb
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