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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Apr 20, 2010 0:39:51 GMT
This is the 6th year that our Quezon Avenue peregrine falcons have been around. Here is a record photo of the pair with male on the left side and the female on the right side. Today has been the second day in succession that they have been on this spot. There is a good chance they are going to be around tomorrow morning on tthe same spot. By end of the week, they are probably going to be on their way back to mainland Asia. Canon 450D, EF 70-300mm III, 1/160 sec., 8.0, ISO100, Cropped, Post Processed  |
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Post by Elvin Sansona on Apr 20, 2010 1:37:05 GMT
Hope they can make it next season
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 20, 2010 8:03:13 GMT
It looks like the female is bigger than the male. Is this the standard norm for falcons. There are so many trees in UP but they like it there at the rotunda, so there must be a food chain in that vicinity. Thank you for sharing your discovery.
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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Apr 20, 2010 9:34:12 GMT
One reason why I have posted the photograph is to show everyone that there is a great difference between the size of the male and the female among falcons. When the falcons are around U.P., they sit atop the communications tower behind the Technohub and the Asian Institute of Tourism. My photograph is within another spot along Quezon Avenue. The pair have three favorite spots along Quezon Avenue. Any lens over 500mm should have a good chance of getting useful photographs especially when the birds fly over the pedestrian overpass nearby the spot. I have sent you a PM on the details.
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 20, 2010 16:27:02 GMT
Wow Prof! Great info! Hope they're still around when i get free time this weekend! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Apr 20, 2010 22:58:20 GMT
One of the falcons has been perched atop the antenna for nearly 30 minutes now (6:54 a.m.). Today is the 3rd consecutive day they have shown themselves up close. They usually stay atop a communications tower much much much higher up. I guess right now that the female is atop this tower. Hopefully they are going to stick around up close this weekend.
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