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Title: Catch the pigeon....
Post by: hammerhead on November 10, 2011, 08:05:01 PM
A while ago at work I noticed a peregrine falcon sitting on a nearby electricity pylon and decided to see if I could get some pics of it, so I grabbed the camera and was about to take a pic of it when it took off and caught a pigeon that had flown too close to the pylon...
 
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6077247716_783db5715f_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6077247716/)
24-08-11 003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6077247716/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Then Just as I was about to put the camera down another falcon that must have had its eye on the same pigeon appeared and tried to take the pigeon off the first falcon...

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6077248316_1879d013fa_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6077248316/)
24-08-11 007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6077248316/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

After a short mid air tussle the second falcon gave up and followed the first one at a distance...

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6076709761_2e4aaef803_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6076709761/)
24-08-11 008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6076709761/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6077248516_56980ae382_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6077248516/)
24-08-11 009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6077248516/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Catch the pigeon....
Post by: Angry Turnip on November 10, 2011, 10:25:23 PM
Those are great photos! I bet that pigeon wished it had stayed in bed.
Title: Re: Catch the pigeon....
Post by: Dave on November 11, 2011, 12:40:34 AM
Fantastic catches Don, poor pigeon mind you!  ;D
Title: Re: Catch the pigeon....
Post by: Merlin on November 11, 2011, 08:57:46 AM
 :goodjob:

Those pics are great Don.

If Dastardly and Muttley had used this approach they'd have caught that pigeon aeons ago  ;D
Title: Re: Catch the pigeon....
Post by: hammerhead on November 11, 2011, 06:43:32 PM
Thanks for the comments guys.
It was just pure luck that I got the shots , just shows that it pays to keep the camera close at all times......   

It must have been a good day for hunting as a hour or so later a buzzard was circling over me....

 (http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6076710553_b021d2d382_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6076710553/)
24-08-11 024 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6076710553/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr