Monday, September 6, 2010

Peregrine Preening

On our last trip to the Little rann of kutch,
we had missed the opportunity to see
this beautiful raptor, as our car had got stuck
in the wet desert mud.
This time we kept our distance from the lake 

to avoid getting stuck.
This time we got lucky. Raptors (like most birds)
spend a considerable time preening their feathers,
we spent almost 90 minutes watching the Peregrine Falcon
scratching and preening its feathers, before taking off.


Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) scratching

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) preening

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) preening

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) preening

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) stretching wing

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) stretching wings

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) shaking off loose feathers and dust

peregrine falcon flying

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