I had a brilliant close encounter with a female Peregrine Falcon a week or two back, managed a few shots, and here's one of the better ones for anyone who is interested :)
Jimbob
Wow! What a beauty! A fantastic shot and thanks for sharing it :o)
I've very seen one of these magnificent birds in the wild, just at Warwick Castle - and she looked pathetically small next to a Sea Eagle, lol!
What a fantastic shot. Such as beatiful bird of prey.
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Thanks for all the nice coments, really appreciate it:) btw Paul I know what you mean, I took this pic this morning of an immature Golden eagle with a peregrine....dwarfed!!!!!
Look at the size difference there! Its like putting a Wren next to a Woodpigeon!
It may be an awful pic to you but I like it :o) I'm actually quite jealous!
Still a great picture. the only things that size flying over me are on the way into heathrow or seagulls
I like this shot best as it's more like my photos!! It does show the size difference really well. I have never actually spotted either bird.
Unknown said: Look at the size difference there! Its like putting a Wren next to a Woodpigeon! It may be an awful pic to you but I like it :o) I'm actually quite jealous!
Me too! (but replace "quite" with "extremely".....)
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
Jimbob said:I had a brilliant close encounter with a female Peregrine Falcon a week or two back, managed a few shots, and here's one of the better ones for anyone who is interested :)
Hi Jimbob
Thank you for sharing that Peregrine with us. I'm envious all over again.
When we went to our local wildlife reserve last Saturday, I said to OH 'see if you can spot any raptors to photograph' and he looked at me quizically and said 'what - dinosaurs?'. So I put him straight....
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Squirrel B said: Me too! (but replace "quite" with "extremely".....)
Lol Squirrel!!
Brilliant shot Jimbob! I guess the peregrine makes up for lack of size in its speed and manoeuvrability around a golden eagle!!
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Must have been thinking of the Veloceraptors in Jurassic park Chris!
Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this post, much appreciated!