Peregrine Falcon at Corbett N.P.

[Murugan Anantharaman]

This is again an image from my archives, sometime in 2012. This picture was captured in the Jhirna range of Corbett N.P. I was pleasantly surprised at the abundance of birds in the Jhirna zone as compared to Bijrani. While 2 jeeps zipped past us trying to search for the elusive tiger, I was more than happy to have found my lifer for the day in the form of this bird. My brother in law after a while, nudged me to get over with it and move ahead, I just didn't want to move away from this beautiful bird that was actually 'showing off' for a good 20mins on the same perch.

Nikon D7k, f/5.6, SS 1/2000, ISO 400, 420mm (300f4+1.4xTC)

[Mrudul Godbole]

Its true, often in the rush to sight a tiger, we miss the other species in the jungle . Nice to see this bird of prey perched in the open and in good light. There seems to be some loss of details. Was it far? Thanks for sharing.

[Joydip Mukherjee]

lovely capture and details .... TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The peregrine is the tiger of the sky. Amazing agility. Super eyes. A great predator. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Deepak Mistry]

Good capture. I agree with Mridul. Maybe it's because of the TC ?

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Race : Falco peregrinus. Terror from the skies (200 km+ while stooping) in the words of great naturalist M.Krishnan. Prominent eye and dark malar (moustache) stripe nicely documented. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild