Urban Peregrine Falcon (female)

[adrian dancy]

Full frame image created when this bird's chicks were being ringed.
Canon 7D, Sigma 500f4.5 H/H.
f6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600. Overcast and very windy.

[keith mitchell]

Adrian just enough of the BG to show where they live,once saw on at the top of the Empire State building NY city,you caught this one well,like the calling pose.
Keith.

[John Robinson]

Nice atmosphere job Adian. Maybe a slice off the bottom ? No big deal. Last tme I did a bird of prey whilst young were being ringed it was a Goshawk. She was going absolutely potty. They say ringing doesn,t affect birds at all.
John

[Michael Hansen]

Really nice photo, Adrian. Love the BG. It really drives home the point that nature doesn't always look like it does in the movies :) Sometimes it takes shape in the form of 80 floors of concrete, steel, and glass.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Nice pose with great stare, beautiful urban background and nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Randy Stout]

Adrian:

Well framed between the two tall buildings, great eye contact. Interesting story.

A bit more dynamic wing position would have been icing on the cake.

As mentioned, it is good to see the birds prospering despite mans invasion into their territory.

Cheers

Randy

[gail bisson]

I like everything about this image except for the bird being so centered. I would like the see the bird moved into the rhs of the frame. I would also crop from the bottom to get rid of the white stuff along the edge of the frame.
Godd story here,
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Nice flyby image, Adrian. I like the head turn/eye contact and the cityscape background.

[Karen Pleasant]

I'm impressed with the focusing and tracking skills used here. DOD of field separates the bird from the scene...while clearly indicating a city environment. Well exposed. I tried a crop...but not sure you have enough pixels for it....

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[Mike Poole]

I think I mentioned I liked this last time I saw it Adrian. I really like the urban feel to it, and knowing what type of conditions you must have been working in makes it all the more impressive

Mike