Gyrfalcon

[Ágúst Svavar]

Hello.

This is my first post here so I guess I have to introduce myself :) My name is Agust and I live in the Westfjords of Iceland, where most of my photos are taken. The summer brings alot of birds here but the winters, that sometimes get very hard, are a different story. Althougt we have our two beautiful raptors all of the year, the white tailed eagle and the gyrfalcon, that quite often can be seen near the coast in the winter time.

I met this gyrfalcon yesterday while he was just finishing eating a puffin near the shore.

Canon EOS 7D + ef 600mm f/4 IS II usm, f/4.0, 1/1600s, iso800, handheld

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/10145151675_45ebd4f679_b.jpg

[Rick Bowers]

Welcome Agust! What a great first post. Beautiful bird, great background, super wing position. Well done!

[David Salem]

Welcome and yes this a great first post of this beautiful Gyr falcon. Nice wing position and good detail throughout. Well done and look forward to more from Iceland

[christopher galeski]

welcome.nice capture of this magnificent falcon,sharp with good detail,nice first post.

[Carl Walker]

Welcome Agust - Really is a great opening post. Nice detail and great comp. It is nice and sharp. TFS and keep them coming:S3:

[Tiago Caravana]

Hello Augúst,

Welcome! I'm also new around here.

Great BIF photo! I agree with that's been said and also like a lot the light that together with the pose and eye makes it feel alive :)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Welcome Agust, and you're off the a superb start. Excellent exposure, pose and sharpness. The blood on the belly tells the story. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to more.

[Girish Prahalad]

excellent freeze. lovely wing position, exp & details. the visible blood tells a story.

[shane shacaluga]

Great shot!! I love Gyrfalcons, would really like to see a wild one someday!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi there Agust, welcome to BPN!! Very nice first post, and a great subject to boot! Quite the blood stain on the belly. The subject is quite sharp and motion well frozen. The BG is OK for the most part, just a few darker areas that are distracting to me, especially ion front of the bird. I've seen ots of beautiful bird photos coming from Iceland...looking forward to more :-)