"Karearea" (NZ Falcon)
The Karearea is, like many birds of prey, an endangered species. Capable of bringing down prey 6 time heavier then themselves, top speed 230 kph (!) and can sustain 17G - and having seen them turn quickly one can believe it.
Unlike Hawks and Eagles the NZ Falcon hunts like a sea-skimming missile flying at high speed just a few feet off the ground.
Despite what it says on the EXIF the lens used here was a 400mm set at f5 (80-200 + 2X T/C) for an effective aperture of F9.5
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