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Major Nikon

(36,827 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:30 AM Oct 2013

Found this guy perched on my roof this morning

I see him around quite a bit lately. It's a prairie falcon.

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Found this guy perched on my roof this morning (Original Post) Major Nikon Oct 2013 OP

We have a couple of those that hang around our house. denverbill Oct 2013 #1

Oh, so you have a "hawk feeder" too? nt Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #7

He's gorgeous, and this is a great pic! Wow, thank you... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #2

I like the detail in your image. alfredo Oct 2013 #3

Wow libodem Oct 2013 #4

Little hearts on his beautiful body Mira Oct 2013 #5

He's pretty! Solly Mack Oct 2013 #6

Wow! How did you get that? Were you already outside when he landed there? mnhtnbb Oct 2013 #8

I opened the door slowly and poked the camera through Major Nikon Oct 2013 #9

The closest we ever got to our local raptor nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #10

Love it! Celebration Oct 2013 #11

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

1. We have a couple of those that hang around our house.

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:42 AM

Oct 2013

They feed on the birds we feed.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

7. Oh, so you have a "hawk feeder" too? nt

Reply to denverbill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 01:03 PM

Oct 2013

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)

2. He's gorgeous, and this is a great pic! Wow, thank you...

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:57 AM

Oct 2013

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

3. I like the detail in your image.

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:58 AM

Oct 2013

We have a Cooper's Hawk in our neighborhood. At night there's a Great Horned Owl outback.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

4. Wow

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 12:36 PM

Oct 2013

Good omen.

Mira

(22,380 posts)

5. Little hearts on his beautiful body

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 12:40 PM

Oct 2013

What a beautifully executed catch.
Congrats.

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)

6. He's pretty!

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 12:49 PM

Oct 2013

Nice capture!

mnhtnbb

(31,390 posts)

8. Wow! How did you get that? Were you already outside when he landed there?

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 02:41 PM

Oct 2013

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

9. I opened the door slowly and poked the camera through

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 03:22 PM

Oct 2013

He saw me, but we see each other often and he's decided I'm not a threat. I was even using fill flash and I managed to get off 4-5 shots before he flew away.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

10. The closest we ever got to our local raptor

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:24 PM

Oct 2013

Was one day the poor guy was soaked. It was pouring sheets. I had a conure on my shoulder that got *very nervous*. We got one quick shot, too dark.

Celebration

(15,812 posts)

11. Love it!

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 06:12 PM

Oct 2013

I am still waiting for the first hawk to land on my roof! That would be a treat.

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