I posted one of these images long ago but the other three are new to my blog.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
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1\/1250\/ f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\nI found it one cold, stormy\u00a0December morning\u00a0several years ago along the Antelope Island causeway. In order to get a clear view of the bird I had\u00a0to attempt to get close and I fully expected\u00a0it to fly away but the falcon mostly ignored me. In fact it spent part of its time grooming which was another indication of its lack of nervousness. I was close enough that I had to remove my teleconverter.<\/p>\n
The bird was wet and standing on the edge of a potentially slippery rock and once when it moved slightly…<\/p>\n
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1\/2000\/ f\/5.6, ISO 640, Canon 7D,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\nit slipped and very nearly fell off the rock. This wasn’t just a slight misstep, at one point more than half its body was out of view behind the rock and it had to\u00a0drag itself back up by its claws. Without the aid of its wings it would have landed on its\u00a0butt.<\/p>\n
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1\/2500\/ f\/5.6, ISO 640, Canon 7D,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\nI wish we could see more of the head in this next\u00a0shot but the wing position hints at the amount of effort the bird had to expend to regain a stable position on the rock.<\/p>\n
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1\/1600\/ f\/5.6, ISO 640, Canon 7D,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\nThen it looked at me sheepishly from a more stable position on the rock\u00a0as if to see if I had noticed its awkward moment.<\/p>\n
A trivial event in the life of a bird but it certainly\u00a0amused me.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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