1\/1000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\nAs an added bonus the sun was just coming up over the Wasatch Mountains so the golden light added some warmth to the image which I like.\u00a0 I only got off\u00a0 a handful of shots but at least\u00a0the bird\u00a0turned its head into the light before it\u00a0 flew off.\u00a0 Based on bill color I believe it to be a first year bird.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now if I could only get this close to a Peregrine Falcon in good light…<\/p>\n
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I’ve\u00a0tried and failed for a\u00a0long time to catch a raptor perched on the darker rocks (Farmington Canyon Complex) that are\u00a0most common on the southern part of Antelope Island.\u00a0 I think these rocks make much more attractive perches than the almost white and difficult to properly expose Tintic Quartzite boulders on the north portion of the island.\u00a0\u00a0 Last week I finally succeeded with this Prairie Falcon.\u00a0 1\/1000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc As an added bonus the sun was just coming up over the Wasatch Mountains so the golden light added some warmth to the image which I like.\u00a0 I only got off\u00a0 a handful of shots but at least\u00a0the bird\u00a0turned its head into the light before it\u00a0 flew off.\u00a0 Based on bill color I believe it to be a first year bird.\u00a0 Now if I could only get this close to a Peregrine Falcon in good light… Ron<\/p>\n
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