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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n After the young adult falcon (a female I believe) had killed the male Northern Shoveler she tried to eat the duck on the edge of the shore along the causeway to Antelope Island but it was a blustery morning and small waves kept rocking the duck and making her eating platform unstable. The shoveler weighs almost as much as the falcon (1.3 lb. versus 1.6 lb.) making it difficult if not impossible to take off and fly with so she was determined to drag her prize further away from the water before consuming it.<\/p>\n Here the attempt was just beginning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Luckily for me she didn’t try to drag it straight up the shore which would have given me less desirable head-on shots. Instead she pulled it diagonally to the shoreline which provided a partial side view as she struggled. The heavy duck resisted being pulled over and between the rounded rocks so her progress was intermittent and slow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Thirteen shots later she’d dragged it some distance from the water so she soon settled down to enjoy her meal. I took many photos of her eating but it was a gruesome affair so I’ll spare you the gore.<\/p>\n But I do have many other photos of her before she began to eat and even some taken during the process that aren’t so graphic. I may post some of them in the future.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note: The techniques she used to kill the duck and eventually retrieve it from the water were both unique and creative. If you missed my original post from seven years ago it can be seen here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/prairie-falcon-4936-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"prairie-falcon-4936-ron-dudley\\"")
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