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Uploaded 15-Mar-13
Taken 8-Dec-10


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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:"peregrine falcon", falcon
Photo Info

Dimensions1242 x 1864
Original file size1.8 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken8-Dec-10 13:04
Date modified15-Mar-13 19:43
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark III
Focal length1000 mm
Max lens aperturef/16
Exposure1/800 at f/8
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 800
Metering modePattern
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Aransas NWR, Rockport, Texas, December 2010

This powerful and speediest of falcons can reach dive speeds over 200 mph, and uses this to catch medium-sized birds.