Peregrine takes a Grackle

[Hwood]

My rig does not do so hot on long shots like this and they are cropped real heavy so quality is poor but I find them interesting so here we go.

Knowing the falcons hunt here I stopped by to see if I could get....well what I got. I watched the falcon sit on top of a bridge for while before this took place. I was on a pier and right under me is where the crackle came out from so I got a peek at it and heard it, otherwise I would have assumed it was a starling. But I heard-saw it fly out, looked to the falcon and it was already in the air....

This is the second pass and the second time the grackle is in the water, I missed the first.

few passes later it's done deal

Seems to be a favored spot to eat chow

And some is saved and taken for later. Cant imagine there is chicks already?

Everyone knows falcons are fast flyers. But there was no contest at all between these 2 birds. The falcon seemed to put forth little to no effort in this hunt while the other was giving it all it had. Just amazing to see, at least what I did. I kept loosing track of the falcon looking through the camera.

[MN Shutterbug]

That would have been cool to witness.

[Dbl]

Very interesting!

[ShawnZ]

Very cool. Is this over by the Bong Bridge? I've seen them there several times and have read that they nest there.

[Hwood]

I have been told there are 3 nest sites. One on each bridge and one on a building dowtown. I always get the bridges mixed up but I was at the one with the boat ramps and UPS is located down there.

[ShawnZ]

That's Blatnik, and thanks for the feedback.