Falcons
Photos of Gyrfalcons and Alplomado falcons taken at Rob Palmer Photo Workshop in Longmont, CO March 2017
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Captive falcons but still wild. Birds in flight shared by Rob Palmer, falconer.
Having performed as expected, she is rewarded with quail for breakfast.
The falconer outfits these birds with GPS for safety.
Look closely on her back and you can see a very lightweight antenna attached to her feathers.
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She loves to fly and rest on people's heads.
She, too is rewarded for her flight. Here she is hovering over a bit of quail she snagged from the falconer.
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Not still for long, she is ready fly again.
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with a serious look of determination in her eye.