ML115029801
Contributor
Terence Alexander Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kianawah Road Wetland (Hemmant)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I observed a Nesting pair of Brown Falcons with at least 3 chicks.Prolific hunters busy feeding the young ones. The female is very relaxed constantly on or near the nest while the male goes off into the surrounding fields to hunt. Both are constantly harassed by other birds. The falcons also go out and chase the surrounding birds when threatened. I saw the male falcon swoop and take on a group of 3 Kookaburras as the sat on a nearby powerline. The falcons also have a nearby bush that they use to drop their excess prey into- as a cache' or pantry.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- Lens
- 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 3821 pixels x 2547 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.65 MB