Peregrine Falcon Takeoff - a photo on Flickriver

Peregrine Falcon Takeoff

            My wife and I found this beautiful Peregrine Falcon north of Fairbanks in the hills between Fox and Chatnika Alaska. 
It was perched atop a dead spruce tree looking for prey. There was a valley behind the spruce that dropped down a good 500 feet if not farther. After the Falcon left, it flew straight down into the valley and out of sight.
The Peregrin Falcon is the fastest bird, and animal, on the planet. In a dive, it can reach over 240 miles per hour. The main prey are smaller birds and sometimes small mammals. They catch their prey in their talons, then use their sharp beaks to break the vertebrae. 
The Falcons of Alaska migrate in the winter to Central America. They nest on cliff edges using only dirt or sand for their nest and normally have 3 to 4 eggs.
   

Taken on: May 7, 2021

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Canon 80d

Sigma 150-600mm

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Sets appears in: • Birds of Prey • in Explore

Groups appears in: • Raptors of the Americas • Audubon magazine more » • in explore « less

Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, 600mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM \| Contemporary 015
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Windows)
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