Peregrine Falcon (Eurasian) - Paul Lewis
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Location

Cathédrale Notre Dame Senlis
Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
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Map
Map Coordinates: 49.2068598, 2.5855637
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Seen flying above, giving their characteristic Eurasian PEFA call. The very sad photo shown here barely shows the PEFA face pattern after extremely heavy lightening and contrast increases in post-processing. This bird was carrying prey, probably a pigeon. I had noticed that the falcons seemed to have a roost in the cathedral tower; the bird in question circled the tower and then suddenly disappeared, apparently after landing on the tower's east side.

Technical information

Model
E-M1MarkII
Lens
OLYMPUS M.75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
ISO
200
Focal length
286 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/10.0
Shutter speed
1/640 sec
Dimensions
696 pixels x 464 pixels
Original file size
55.08 KB