Monday, October 4, 2010

Brown Falcon grabs green grasshopper

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) spells doom for large green grasshopper along my favourite country road today.


Long grass blocked view of the capture.


But fence posts come in handy for birds, and photographers!  
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3 comments:

  1. Russell JenkinsOctober 4, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    A wonderful catch by you too. Superb shots.

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  2. Denis WilsonOctober 5, 2010 at 12:06 AM

    Hi Tony
    Fantastic shots, esp #2.
    Such detail!
    And an action shot - a veritable story.
    Denis

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  3. Tyto TonyOctober 5, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    Thanks all. Saved a few of the gorier pictures for another day.

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