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Wonderful set of images and a great experience to have.

Years ago I was able to spend considerable time watching a bald eagles nest but nothing like what you described. Getting to see the juveniles being fed by parents to starting to learn the first steps of flight - unfortunately I was not able to see the bald eagle chicks on their initial flight, so a little jealous.

Jan 10, 2021 at 10:51 PM

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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Fantastic set, Joshua!

Jan 11, 2021 at 01:22 AM

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louie champan wrote:
Always exciting to see the fledging of a chick, superb work Joshua.

Louie, thank you very much! And I agree with your notion how exciting it was to be able to witness that.

kdacharya wrote:
beautifully done Joshua. the clarity, the emotions, the BGs, beyond compare. Voted.

I truly appreciate your kind word, KD and thank you very much for your vote!

bobbytan wrote:
Great set, Joshua! Love the clarity and detail!

Thank you very much, Bobby!

Jan 11, 2021 at 09:56 AM

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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Well done Josh! lovely clarity and soft light, a joy to see your work.

Jan 11, 2021 at 10:02 AM

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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Fantastic sequence Joshua. Beautiful detail and your usual lovely backgrounds. Love the first shot. You can see the concentration in her eyes, and she is totally oblivious to her sibling having to duck.

Dave

Jan 11, 2021 at 10:58 AM

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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Love these! Nice job.

Jan 11, 2021 at 12:11 PM

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What an incredible story and photos Joshua! I feel you on the traffic situation, similar (although not as bad) up here in NorCal.

Mark

Jan 11, 2021 at 12:29 PM

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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

What is that cryptical "ILCE-9M2"? Is there an English translation somewhere?

Nice shots, btw.

Jan 11, 2021 at 02:59 PM

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gil3 wrote:
Priceless and inspiring.
cheers,
gil

gil, thank you very much!

kmunroe wrote:
very nice set Joshua

Thank you very much, Kenny!

timlester wrote:
Wonderful set of images and a great experience to have.

Years ago I was able to spend considerable time watching a bald eagles nest but nothing like what you described. Getting to see the juveniles being fed by parents to starting to learn the first steps of flight - unfortunately I was not able to see the bald eagle chicks on their initial flight, so a little jealous.

Thank you very much, Tim! Yes, it was a wonderful experience. I am being honest here, had that not been for the favorable traffic conditions during the pandemic, I would have not been able to witness the complete progress starting from the parents courting until the chicks left the nest.

Jan 11, 2021 at 03:24 PM

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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Always on top Joshua ! Love it.

Jan 11, 2021 at 04:28 PM

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Ilce-9
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Jan 11, 2021 at 06:12 PM

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OSP2017 wrote:
Fantastic set, Joshua!

Thank you very much, OSP2017

juankgigo wrote:
Well done Josh! lovely clarity and soft light, a joy to see your work.

I appreciate your kind words, Juan!

Dave_E wrote:
Fantastic sequence Joshua. Beautiful detail and your usual lovely backgrounds. Love the first shot. You can see the concentration in her eyes, and she is totally oblivious to her sibling having to duck.

Dave

Dave, I truly appreciate your kind words! Yes, that juvenile peregrine falcon just focused on getting airborne. Prior to this she practiced by hopping or low flying from one ledge to the other without being airborne.

Jan 11, 2021 at 06:41 PM

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Very envious of your situation with these birds, but have it under control, Joshua.

Top notch imagery.
Rex

Jan 11, 2021 at 07:21 PM

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gcooke0522 wrote:
Love these! Nice job.

Thank you very much, Gordon!

amyandmark3 wrote:
What an incredible story and photos Joshua! I feel you on the traffic situation, similar (although not as bad) up here in NorCal.

Mark

I appreciate your kind comment, Mark! Yes, I we will see how the impact of the pandemic on the traffic conditions after it is truly over. Of course, there are a lot situations where you have to be physically present at your work but I am pretty sure that the work-from-home practice will be more acceptable to a lot of employers. And that will help reducing the heavy traffic conditions some.

slobodan wrote:
What is that cryptical "ILCE-9M2"? Is there an English translation somewhere?

Nice shots, btw.

Thank you very much, Slobodan! As I mentioned on my PM and also mentioned by @lotuselite, the ILCE-9M2 stands for interchangeable lens camera A9 II made by Sony.

Jan 12, 2021 at 10:01 AM

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What a terrific experience for you, Joshua, and great photos of a maiden flight! It must have been very satisfying to se her fly off after you watched these falcon chicks from egg to adulthood.

Jan 12, 2021 at 11:42 AM

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p.2 #16 · p.2 #16 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Incredible shots!

Jan 12, 2021 at 04:20 PM

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torobouk wrote:
Always on top Joshua ! Love it.

Gerard, I truly appreciate your kind words!

Lotuselite wrote:
Ilce-9
https://www.google.ca/search?q=ilce9+m2&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-ca&client=safari

Thank you! I did send the information to Slobodan via PM shortly after he posted his question.

surgemaster wrote:
Very envious of your situation with these birds, but have it under control, Joshua.

Top notch imagery.
Rex

Thank you very much, Rex!

Jan 14, 2021 at 05:50 PM

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dallvr wrote:
What a terrific experience for you, Joshua, and great photos of a maiden flight! It must have been very satisfying to se her fly off after you watched these falcon chicks from egg to adulthood.

Thank you very much, Shirley! Both my granddaughter and I watched and enjoyed the development of peregrine falcon chicks in the campanile at UC Berkeley you shared back then. Those over there were some 2-3 weeks more developed than the ones I photographed here.

Georgeee wrote:
Incredible shots!

Thank you very much, Georgeee!

Jan 15, 2021 at 12:26 PM

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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · Maiden flight of a female juvenile peregrine falcon

Great set, Joshua

Ronny

Jan 16, 2021 at 12:02 PM

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Ronny Olsson wrote:
Great set, Joshua

Ronny

Thank you very much, Ronny!

Jan 18, 2021 at 03:59 PM

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