A Shy Prairie Falcon Playing Hide And Seek
I rarely like photos of birds that include utility pole perches. But I like this one because of the cute behavior. (2 photos)
Tag: falco mexicanus
Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence
I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos)
Prairie Falcon With Prey
The Best Looks At The Talons Of A Wild Prairie Falcon I’ve Ever Had
Showing feathery and bloody evidence of the work talons are cut out to do. (2 photos)
Prairie Falcon In Flight Yesterday Morning
Prairie Falcon Trying To Carry A Richardson’s Ground Squirrel In Flight
Yesterday’s Prairie Falcon Precisely At Sunrise
Lamenting The Disappearing Great Salt Lake And Its Effect On Our Falcons
Prairie Falcon – Bloody, Wet And Stuffed To The Gills
A Spotlit Prairie Falcon At Sunrise
A lighting effect I almost never get on a raptor. Or any other bird for that matter.
Prairie Falcon Struggling With Large Prey
A Northern Shoveler is unusually large prey for a Prairie Falcon but this young female pulled off the kill in spectacular fashion.
Prairie Falcon With A Few Surprises In Store For Me
Bird photographers never know what we’ll see in our photos that we didn’t notice in the field. My shots of this Prairie Falcon taken two days ago surprised me in more ways than one.
Prairie Falcon Trying To Drag Heavy Prey
Dragging her next meal over all the bumpy obstacles was almost too much for the struggling falcon.
Spotlit Prairie Falcon
Light like this very rarely occurs in bird photography that doesn’t involve setups or some other kind of manipulation, especially when the subject is a wild Prairie Falcon.
Prairie Falcon In Flight With Prey
This photo is on the short list of my favorite shots of all time, partly because of its high degree of difficulty but certainly not limited to that. But the version I’ve posted in the past needed some tweaking.
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Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence
I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos)
Prairie Falcon With Prey
The Best Looks At The Talons Of A Wild Prairie Falcon I’ve Ever Had
Showing feathery and bloody evidence of the work talons are cut out to do. (2 photos)
Prairie Falcon In Flight Yesterday Morning
Prairie Falcon Trying To Carry A Richardson’s Ground Squirrel In Flight
Yesterday’s Prairie Falcon Precisely At Sunrise
Lamenting The Disappearing Great Salt Lake And Its Effect On Our Falcons
Prairie Falcon – Bloody, Wet And Stuffed To The Gills
A Spotlit Prairie Falcon At Sunrise
A lighting effect I almost never get on a raptor. Or any other bird for that matter.
Prairie Falcon Struggling With Large Prey
A Northern Shoveler is unusually large prey for a Prairie Falcon but this young female pulled off the kill in spectacular fashion.
Prairie Falcon With A Few Surprises In Store For Me
Bird photographers never know what we’ll see in our photos that we didn’t notice in the field. My shots of this Prairie Falcon taken two days ago surprised me in more ways than one.
Prairie Falcon Trying To Drag Heavy Prey
Dragging her next meal over all the bumpy obstacles was almost too much for the struggling falcon.
Spotlit Prairie Falcon
Light like this very rarely occurs in bird photography that doesn’t involve setups or some other kind of manipulation, especially when the subject is a wild Prairie Falcon.
Prairie Falcon In Flight With Prey
This photo is on the short list of my favorite shots of all time, partly because of its high degree of difficulty but certainly not limited to that. But the version I’ve posted in the past needed some tweaking.