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. A wonderful catch by you too. Superb shots.

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

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

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