Peregrine Falcon

[Nevil Lazarus]

Dee Why headland on Sydneys Northern Beaches has been home to breeding Peregrines for a few years, and we have had some marvellous times with them. Having a Peregrine screaming towards me at full speed is one of my absolute highlights as a nature photographer.
1Dmk3 300 2.8 1.4 X 1/3200 F4

[Colin Driscoll]

Nice one Neville, they are awe-inspiring birds. I wonder if you could get a little more out of the shadows under the wings. Great head angle.

[Ofer Levy]

Light, detail, sharpness, shooting angle and eye contact are simply superb!!! And to know this is nearly a full frame shot! Amazing stuff Nevil!

[Morkel Erasmus]

you got real close, super details, pose and sharpness captured. I still need to even see one of these...

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the eye contact and the pose. This seems to be pretty close. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Kiran Poonacha]

would have loved more space around, lovely the eye contact, nice pose and Details.. congrats..

[Stu Bowie]

and with a slight look back pose, and eye contact. With those folded wings, he sure was flying pretty quickly, so well done for even getting him in the frame.

[Danny J Brown]

Wow, this bird has some amazing talons for its size. Surprised you could catch him this close because they are real speed demons. Nice.

[Dave Leroy]

Wow, really close. You definitley needed the ss. It is interesting that the birds would come that close to you. Well done. Dave

[Doug Brown]

I spent about 10 days photographing Peregrines this summer, so I know how fun and challenging it can be. Nice detail in this image. Wing position is a little awkward, but the eye contact is excellent. Like the talons too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great eye contact in this looking back shot! Well timed image.

[Dave Barnes]

I like the detail, exposure and colour Nevil. It looks like this was captured from close up, well done on getting him. I like the eye contact. I would have preferred him flying towards you with the head closer than the tail.
You should let us know when you visit this area again.

[Rob Drummond]

Great eye contact Nevil and lovely warm light

cheers
Rob