{"id":33932,"date":"2015-09-21T05:53:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T11:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=33932"},"modified":"2015-09-21T06:15:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T12:15:32","slug":"prairie-falcon-with-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/21\/prairie-falcon-with-prey\/","title":{"rendered":"Prairie Falcon With Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"

This young female Prairie Falcon had just claimed her prize after a successful and well-planned hunt.<\/p>\n

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She had\u00a0ambushed the Northern Shoveler out on the water where it died\u00a0and she then waited for it to drift into shore before claiming it.\u00a0Here she was glaring defiantly at the occasional traffic on the Antelope Island\u00a0causeway road\u00a0as she apparently tried to decide whether or not she could endure\u00a0the commotion\u00a0as she fed on the duck. Soon after this shot was taken\u00a0she dragged it up onto the rocks and away from the water before consuming it. The prey was heavy and she had a difficult time getting it up there but she was determined and eventually successful.<\/p>\n

My encounter with this beautiful falcon in winter of 2012 was one of the most memorable of my bird photography career. I was able to document the entire incident, from the kill out on the water through the consumption of the duck on the shore. I’ve posted other images of this bird but this one is new to my blog. Many of the feeding images were graphic and gruesome but I thought this one was pretty innocuous.<\/p>\n

If you’re relatively new to my blog and have the interest I’ve documented the entire encounter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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This young female Prairie Falcon had just claimed her prize after a successful and well-planned hunt.<\/p>\n

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