I met up with Kyle Dudgeon this morning to try to photograph Peregrine Falcons. The lighting was tough, so with the exception of a few photos such as the one at the top of this post, we ended up having more success shooting video with the iPhone through my spotting scope. We ended up with what I think is some remarkable footage; I’ve included three short clips in this post. The first one shows the birds mating, which was incredible to see live and Kyle and I were flipping out:
The male left the area for a short while, successfully hunted, and then came back with prey. In this video he eats a portion of the prey and then takes off to share the remainder with the female:
and finally, here is a very short clip of the female finishing up preening and taking flight, flying out of view and then cutting right in front of the scope again.
Nice shots Matt despite the lighting.
Wilma
Thanks Wilma! Matt
Nothing better than peregrines! Super fun morning.
Kyle
Sure was – love those birds! Matt
great stuff – thanks!
You’re welcome! Matt
Great videos… we saw this same behavior two weeks ago. Hopefully, we’ll get baby falcons this year!
Hopefully! That would be fantastic! Matt
WOW…..great captures!
Thanks Patty, it was fun to witness! Matt
Wonderful.
Thanks Peter! Matt
VERY COOL!
SCOTTY
Thanks Scotty! Matt
Wow, that’s fantastic, Matt. Good work!
Bill
Thanks Bill – I’m finally home and able to approve this comment! Good to hear from you. Matt