what the heck is going on here? bird sex? bird crazy? and what camera - i'm always curious when photographers on a photo site don't include the gear they use. I mean really. We're all gear whores to a point.
Wow, that male falcon must have been deadly accurate; he nailed the target perfectly ; otherwise, it would have been a big “ouch”. And a good thing, you did the same! Those are simply wonderful images, Philip and YGMV!