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Several weeks ago I posted a page on peregrine falcons. At the time, in four years of hawk watching, I had seen/photographed a peregrine in the wild only once and, for the page, also used two photos of Isis, the peregrine in rehab at Centre Wildlife Care (and Isis takes a marvelous photograph).
This year, I've had three photographic encounters with peregrine falcons in flight by Jo Hayes (on Tussey Mountain, State College) - and my trying to photograph a flying peregrine is still quite a challenge: they move fast!
I had misjudged the exposure for the first of two peregrines that came by on October 5, but it is clearly identifiable.
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The second peregrine of the day came into sight rather fast, but the falcon was also reasonably close, so I opted for an autofocus lens, which did a great job. I underexposed the sequence of two photos, but the peregrine's feather details are quite clear.
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What a wonderful wingspan!
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I cannot begin to explain the thrill of seeing a peregrine in flight - and to capture the falcon on a photo.
Photo note: I used a Pentax K200D, with the SMC 1000mm reflex lens for the first photo, and a Pentax K20D, with the SMC-DA 55-300mm lens, for the second two.
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