Fred Amico wrote:
I had been shooting a couple juvenile peregrine falcons in flight, when suddenly this adult flew right past me, close enough that I felt the breeze on my right shoulder. This is the only frame in focus before it exceeded the len's MFD. Z9 with 400 f4.5 plus 1.4 TC, f6.3, 1/2000, ISO 1600
Outstanding capture Fred!
I know where there is one Peregrine nest in the same location each year, here in Maine. Have usually been so busy with Loons that I only tried photographing the Peregrine several times in years past. No image to post here.
I don't know how you guys (LanceB, sum1sgrampa and anyone of overlooked) are able to capture the image when this thing passes by. I did not realize the speed until the moment it passed fairly closely (no, it was buzzing me.... just fairly close), directly over my head . It was flat moving....WOW!. The closer it got the faster the apparent speed. A lot faster!
And I was at least 200 yards from where we knew the nest to be (under a draw bridge in an enclosure). And we did not get *any* closer. Still, that Peregrine let us know that 200 yards was not far enough. ha-ha.
Could be wrong: In this respect, I think the Peregrine Falcon has the lowest, most unreasonable (ha-ha) tolerance of any bird I have known.
Jul 18, 2024 at 07:02 PM
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