Peregrine Falcon - close up & personal - IMG_8631

Peregrine Falcon - the FASTEST Animal on Earth... able to dive at speeds over 220 mph! Small, beautiful, and powerful. This guy was at the Knoxville Zoo. I've had many raptors over the years, as we used to do "Wildlife Rescue" on the west coast. But never had a Peregrine Falcon (always wanted to though).

Oh yeah - this is NOT a crop or edited... it's "as shot" including the reflections in the eye.

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Tati@ (Away) says:

Fantastis creature! Look at his eyes...
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Excellent shot!
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great shot!
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What a fantastic bird and what a great shot! He looks like he is standing with hands on his hips - my quirky way of seeing things! Well done! Seen in Better Than Good. :)
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WOWW fantastic shot.
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dave.hall says:

Super shot of the Peregrine Falcon a Very majestic bird
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Amazing!

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EXCELLENT IMAGE!!!

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Great shot!

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Stunning

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Gorgeous shot - and looks to be a very determined subject !

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wonderful capture

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Excellent capture of this magnificent bird

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Excellent shot!
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Awsome! Perfect focus!

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Amazing.... Perfect shot !!!!
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awesome capture......so close! :D

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great shot!
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Great composition and DOF!
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Beautiful portrait.

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lovely shot. Beautiful bird

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Very good capture of the "King of the air"!
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beautiful bird of prey.

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i wouldn't mess with him.
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Peregrine Falcon - close up & personal - IMG_8631

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