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<\/p>\nAn older photo that I haven’t published before.<\/p>\n
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1\/2000, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Back in November of 2015 this young Peregrine Falcon played cat and mouse games with me for much of the morning. “He” was hunting along the seven mile length of the Antelope Island causeway, so he’d fly far out over the water as he was hunting ducks and then return to some unpredictable spot along the causeway to perch and rest for a while. The mostly cloudy weather and mediocre light made him difficult to locate, whether he was flying or perched.<\/p>\n This interesting and photogenic rock is my favorite perch out of several that I found him on. In this shot I believe he’s looking at potential prey far out over, or on, the water because once he looked in that direction he didn’t look away, that I noticed. When the photo was taken he was turning on his perch in preparation for taking off in the direction he’s looking, which he did a few moments later.<\/span><\/p>\n As I recall I got the takeoff shots but he was looking away from me so I must have deleted them. That’s bird photography for you.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just prior to takeoff.<\/p>\n