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First take off, #4
Perched on a phragmites stump Showing brood patch, with prey After transferring vole from talons to beak Male, with vole for family
Male with vole, direct eye contact Another vole for the family He always carried prey with his left foot Banking turn with prey
Defensive maneuver while fighting with another male Attacking a young coyote With vole on Antelope Island Talons up
A goofy look In very warm light First take off, #1 First take off, #2
First take off, #3 First take off, #4 Second take off, #1 Second take off, #2
Second take off, #3 Second take off, #4 Second take off, #5 Banking, with Centennial Mountains in background
Fighting males coming at each other Getting closer Looking up at a threatening male Going straight up after the other male
Almost there Fighting males, crazy body position Fighting males, just missed each other Fighting males, craziest fighting pose I've ever seen
Flight against a horizontally layered background Carrying prey to the nest Slight banking pose, with vole The rarely-seen ear tufts

First take off, #4

Date: 05/03/2012
 
 
 

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