Pergrine Falcon (Page 3): What a great image. Those birds fly unbelievably fast. Tremendous capture. Jack...

jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

What a great image. Those birds fly unbelievably fast. Tremendous capture.

Jack

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

gawler wrote:

Its a Wild bird and it is in Australia , i do not photograph captive wildlife at all .... they raised 3 young that year and 2 survived .. keeping Raptors with or with out a license is abhorrent to me ...but i really dont know what made you presume this bird was captive ... it is wild and still is

He was replying to my statement about skydivers and Peregrines. Apparently, in his world anyway, skydivers can't meet the legal requirements for possessing the birds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uy84N8CjR0

gawler Loc: rural south australia

LFingar wrote:

He was replying to my statement about skydivers and Peregrines. Apparently, in his world anyway, skydivers can't meet the legal requirements for possessing the birds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uy84N8CjR0

Oh ok thanks LFingar , that never crossed my mind , you can own Falcons here in Australia to if you have the right permits ... not what i would do , but the law says you can , sure its the same in the USA

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Wow, great capture

HRBIEL Loc: Rapid City, SD

gawler wrote:

Its a Wild bird and it is in Australia , i do not photograph captive wildlife at all .... they raised 3 young that year and 2 survived .. keeping Raptors with or with out a license is abhorrent to me ...but i really dont know what made you presume this bird was captive ... it is wild and still is

I knew it was a wild bird simply because it was not wearing jesses! I made my comment because you seemed to indicate the Peregrine was a pet and raptors are never pets no mater how they were raised. I hasten to add that raptors suffer an 70-80% mortality rate during their first year of life so the practice of falconry, taking a first year wild bird and training it to hunt, significantly increases its survival odds.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

gawler wrote:

Came across a raw file from 2019 last night and had another play with it in DXO pure raw and PS , still one of my favorite all time images

A masterfully done capture
🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️

HRoss Loc: Longmont, CO

It should be a favorite, it's a terrific shot. Thanks for sharing.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

I can see why it is one of your favorites gawler. It is a wonderful image.

Don

HRBIEL Loc: Rapid City, SD

HRBIEL wrote:

I knew it was a wild bird simply because it was not wearing jesses! I made my comment because you seemed to indicate the Peregrine was a pet and raptors are never pets no mater how they were raised. I hasten to add that raptors suffer an 70-80% mortality rate during their first year of life so the practice of falconry, taking a first year wild bird and training it to hunt, significantly increases its survival odds.

And by the way, pardon me for not mentioning that it is a terrific shot!