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Aplomado Falcon 2

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Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

Hello, my name is: Phoenix

Fun Fact!: Aplomados will steal food from other raptors and mated pairs will hunt together! :nod:

Conservation Note!: Since the early 1900s the Aplomado has become increasingly scarce in its northern range with the last known pair nesting in New Mexico in the early 1950s. This decline is probably due to the deterioration of the falcon’s habitat due to changes in land use and pesticides. In 1993, The Peregrine Fund started reintroducing captive-bred Aplomado Falcons into southern Texas.


Taken at Tracy Aviary
Image size
2918x2189px 1.43 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Shutter Speed
1/251 second
Aperture
F/5.7
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jun 7, 2011, 11:07:48 AM
Sensor Size
4mm
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terceleto's avatar
It's so funny to see one perched on a deciduous tree after two months of watching them out on yuccas! I'm currently a hack site monitor for Aplos in NM, and about 4 miles from our site there's a wild pair that nested this year and fledged 3 young!