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2005 – Ishibashi Misato, an 11 year old girl living in Saga Prefecture, owns and / trains two birds of prey, a Male Harris Hawk named “Momotaro” (from a Japanese folktale of the same name) and a female Peregrine Falcon named “Shiro” (Japanese for white). For further information see www.otoshimono.org
tempera and watersoluble pencils on mdf / cm 58×39
This is a fabulous peregrine falcon. Isn’t she wonderful? They feed almost exclusively on medium-sized birds, but will occasionally hunt small mammals. Reaching sexual maturity at one year, they mate for life Taken with Nikon D50
Wow .. I was so absolutely thrilled to see this today .. I went to the bank and was later going to the woods to take a few photos ..I looked up because everyone one else is looking up…and there in the city ( not right downtown ) , sitting on a ledge where pigeons usually are on a store is this magnificent bird … Surprized to say the least !! Im so glad I had my camera with me .. I cant believe that hes living in this area .. lots of cars & people ..silly bird .. theres forest woods and a valley not to far from where I was and live .. This is so unreal to see him where I live !!!
I am very pleased with this close up of a peregrine falcon. And kind Julie Langford has really enhanced it by adding a black background. Thanks Julie! )): Taken with Nikon D50 70-300mm lens
Peregrine Falcon /
The African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) is a falcon that lives in eastern and southern Africa, the smallest raptor of the continent. As a small falcon, only 19 to 20 cm long, it preys on insects, small reptiles and even small mammals. Adult African Pygmy-falcons are white below and on the face, grey above, the female having a chestnut back. There are white “eye spots” on the nape. Juveniles have a brown back, duller than adult females, and a rufous wash on the breast. The flight feathers of the wings are spotted black and white (more black above, more white below); the tail is barred black and white. The flight is low and undulating. In size, pattern, and the habit of perching upright on an exposed branch or treetop, this species resembles some shrikes. The call is “a high-pitched kikiKIK, repeated” (Kenya) or “a ‘chip-chip’ and a ‘kik-kik-kik-kik’” (southern Africa). The African Pygmy-falcon inhabits dry bush. The subspecies P. s. castanonotus occurs from Sudan to Somalia and south to Uganda and Tanzania; P. s. semitorquatus occurs from Angola to northern South Africa. This range is estimated to have an area of 2.7 million km2, and the total population is estimated to be between 100,000 and 1 million birds.
that was nice of him to fly by me as I sat on a mountain top :) hes so beautiful .. Im quite happy with this one :) taken in British Columbia up a 2800 foot mountain thanks to everyone that commented on my photos yesterday . I appreciate it a lot
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A cool shot to which made me laugh as I was taking it.
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Featured as the Avatar for the “A Vision In Flight” group for the month of June 2009! •Featured in the “Too Bright” group the last week of July 2009! Thank you!•
This is the quickest moving animal on the planet, the Peregrine Falcon. These birds can dive in excess of 400 kilometres per hour! This is faster than free fall speed, as they flap their wings to get even more speed on the dive.. Their prey is mostly flying, like birds and bats, so speed is a great advantage. They also hunt small mammals, small reptiles, and insects. They are the most wide-spread bird of prey, found in almost every country in the world. Canon 50D 300mm Australia Zoo QLD, I decided to re-do this photo without the blackened background, got a bit carried away earlier in the year with ruining photos.. Available Large, and best viewed Large!
The Lanner Falcon is a native of all of Africa and the southern parts of Italy, Sicily, Greece and Asia Minor. / It is essentially a bird of mountainous terrain except in Africa, where it can also be found in savannahs, plains and deserts. The Lanner Falcon is a fast-flying bird and is well designed for catching birds up to the size of a Guinea Fowl, and bats, especially the larger fruit bats. / When prey of this kind is scarce, ground living mammals and lizards are taken. It will also gorge on locusts and flying termites when they are swarming. The Lanner Falcon has a shrill, piercing, almost screaming voice, similar in content to that of the Peregerine Falcon, but somewhat higher pitched. Much, but not all of the Lanner Falcon’s prey is taken in the air, when the falcon descends to its prey and binds to it with a smack which can be heard some way off. It then carries it off. / Occasionally it will strike its prey in the air and allow it to drop to the ground, collecting it there, but this is less frequent behaviour. / When defending its nesting territory, it will often stoop with tremendous force at an animal it cannot hope to kill, which seems to be, nonetheless, an effective deterrent.
The falconer takes a rest on his camel, while his ever-watchful falcon scans the horizon for signs of activity across Oman… 20 inches X 24 inches – oil on masonite – private collection
ink and colored pencil / original art by brett manning
Canon 40d / 100mm / / / /
I was forunate for a split second for it to keep still, I managed to zoom in on it’s eye. Peregrines have suffered illegal killing from gamekeepers and landowners, and been a target for egg collectors, but better legal protection and control of pesticides (which indirectly poisoned birds) have helped the population to recover considerably from a low in the 1960s. Some birds, particularly females and juveniles, move away from the uplands in autumn. / RSPB.
Photo of a Common Kestrel hovering. This is a signed print.
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