{"id":12935,"date":"2013-03-03T07:18:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=12935"},"modified":"2013-03-03T07:18:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T14:18:06","slug":"the-prairie-falcon-and-the-northern-shoveler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/03\/the-prairie-falcon-and-the-northern-shoveler\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prairie Falcon And The Northern Shoveler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in November I\u00a0blogged\u00a0about my encounter<\/strong><\/a> with a Prairie Falcon and its Northern Shoveler prey.\u00a0 I thought that some of the images I didn’t use back then were worthy of another post.<\/p>\n

This falcon struck the duck on the water, then waited for it to die and to be washed up onto shore.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0It attempted to enjoy its meal at the water’s edge but waves kept coming in and “rocking the boat”…<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0so the falcon decided to drag the shoveler further up the rocky shore and away from the annoying waves.<\/p>\n

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\"prairie<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It wasn’t an easy task.\u00a0 Average weight for Northern Shovelers is almost as much as it is for Prairie Falcons (1.3 vs 1.6 lbs) so the falcon really struggled in its attempt to drag the duck to a more suitable dining area.<\/p>\n

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\"prairie<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0I thought this was an interesting shot with the wings up, the left foot off the ground and direct eye contact.<\/p>\n

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\"prairie<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Finally the falcon was satisfied with the placement of the shoveler on the shore and began to enjoy its meal.<\/p>\n

Soon after this shot was taken the clouds moved in and the light went bad so I left the bird to enjoy the rest of its meal in peace.\u00a0 But this falcon had allowed me 44 minutes of photographers bliss, for which I’ll always be grateful.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in November I\u00a0blogged\u00a0about my encounter with a Prairie Falcon and its Northern Shoveler prey.\u00a0 I thought that some of the images I didn’t use back then were worthy of another post. This falcon struck the duck on the water, then waited for it to die and to be washed up onto shore.   \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in \u00a0It attempted to enjoy its meal at the water’s edge but waves kept coming in and “rocking the boat”…     \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in \u00a0so the falcon decided to drag the shoveler further up the rocky shore and away from the annoying waves.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in It wasn’t an easy task.\u00a0 Average weight for Northern Shovelers is almost as much as it is for Prairie Falcons (1.3 vs 1.6 lbs) so the falcon really struggled in its attempt to drag the duck to a more suitable dining area.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in \u00a0I thought this was an interesting shot with the wings up, the left foot off the ground and direct eye contact.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in Finally the falcon was satisfied with the…<\/p>\n

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