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Lanner Falcon Feasting

Postby Lekrom on Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:45 am

This Lanner Falcon had caught a laughing dove shortly before we arrived at the Qubitje Quap waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, and was feasting on it quite close to the road.

I quite liked the sidelighting here...

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Postby tinyfishy on Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:35 am

It's great to view this gorgeous species having a feast the first time...thanks and a great capture indeed.


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Postby Herman Blockx on Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:49 am

cool shot of this beautiful raptorspecies; bit groosome but that's life !
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Postby KK Hui on Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:55 am

You captured the behavior well, Morkel!
The backlighing works to your advantage actually ...


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Postby Lekrom on Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:51 am

thanks for the great feedback Alfred, Herman & KK :)
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Re: Lanner Falcon Feasting

Postby Homer on Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:20 am

Wow,superb shot.
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Postby Karl Egressy on Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:55 am

Love the light on this behavioral shot, Morkel.
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Postby Lekrom on Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:54 pm

thank you Homer & Karl...
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Postby Marco Marchelli on Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:20 pm

Great detail here. Love the behavioural action. Superb!

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Postby James Salywoda on Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:35 pm

Awesome shot Morkel
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Postby Lekrom on Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:26 am

thanks James & Marco :)
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Postby Christopher Dodds on Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:08 pm

The side-lighting works well for you here and great behavior of this great bird.
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Postby Phil Seu on Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:38 pm

very nice. you handled the light well
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Postby Lekrom on Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:47 pm

thanks Christopher and Phil...
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