{"id":66749,"date":"2020-03-11T05:22:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T11:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=66749"},"modified":"2024-11-08T07:42:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:42:53","slug":"adult-peregrine-falcon-in-red-rock-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/03\/11\/adult-peregrine-falcon-in-red-rock-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Peregrine Falcon In Red Rock Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly four years ago I was photographing ducks lifting off from a pond in Wayne County<\/span><\/a>, Utah and hoping that they would fly back in and settle on the same pond when a bird perched on an old wooden fence post caught my eye. I was certain that the bird was a falcon but I wasn’t certain of the species until I scoped it with my lens because I had seen both Prairie and Peregrine Falcons in the area on previous trips to the area.<\/p>\n

\"PeregrinePeregrine Falcon In Red Rock Country \u2013 Nikon D810, f6.3, 1\/3200, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

When I looked at the bird through my viewfinder, and pointed it out, I could immediately see that the bird was an adult Peregrine Falcon. The falcon may have been perched on the post watching the ducks I had been photographing in the hopes of snatching one for breakfast. The peregrine was far enough away that I knew I wouldn’t get any frame filling images of it but I took photos of it anyway because I loved the red rocks in the background.<\/p>\n

When the Peregrine Falcon lifted off<\/span><\/a> I was able to get two sharp images of it before I lost my focus on the bird and it flew out of range.<\/p>\n

It isn’t everyday that I can take photos of a Peregrine Falcon in Red Rock Country so I’m very glad I spotted this one and was able to get a few images it. Even though the falcon is small in the frame I find this photo to have a nice appeal.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Peregrine Falcon photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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It isn’t everyday that I can take photos of a Peregrine Falcon in Red Rock Country so I’m very glad I spotted this one and was able to get a few images it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5270,27,1134,26,2486],"tags":[4004,4285,4078,4279,3830,898,4104,1135,153,9263,2356,8917],"class_list":["post-66749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicknell-bottoms-wildlife-management-area","category-avian","category-peregrine-falcons","category-utah","category-wayne-county","tag-adult","tag-falco-peregrinus","tag-falcon","tag-falcons","tag-fence","tag-fence-post","tag-perched","tag-peregrine-falcon","tag-raptors","tag-red-rock-country","tag-red-rocks","tag-wooden-post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t