The Palisades is a long stretch of steep cliffs on the west side of the Hudson River that runs from lower NY into New Jersey. At their highest point they are about 540 feet in height and their length is about 20 miles. Peregrine Falcons like to nest on buildings, cliffs, and under tall bridges. The Palisades is a good spot to view Peregrines.
Peregrine Falcons are the fastest birds in the world. They can fly faster than 200 miles per hour. I caught this one before sunset. It never moved from the tree while I was there.
This falcon was perched on a tree cliffside but was facing the land on top and not the river. A pair of squirrels was chasing each other nearby, but the falcon did not seem interested in them. They are known to capture a variety of birds, but will steal fish and rodents from other birds. They also eat bats. I am trying to significantly reduce the size of my picture files to conserve space on the blog, but the images when I do that are not as sharp as the original. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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Terrific photos.
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Caught some decent light. I was there the day before and saw it flying around, but it was just too dark, too far away, and too fast.
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Superb capture of this amazing raptor
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I absolutely love them. Your pictures are perfect and so beautiful. I had one in my yard a couple of times. Once I head a crash and the falcon had chased a morning dove into my French door. She held the bird in her talons and looked at me, then took off. Another one took a bath in the tiny bird bath and just hung out, sitting on chairs and the backs of benches for the afternoon, then took off. I called both of them in, since they were released in Chicago and I think they are doing well. But they asked people call if they say them, so they would know where they were. Love your photos.❤️
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They saw every bridge going up the Hudson River has a falcon nest. Lots of cliffside ones as well. This is a known nesting area. They make a nest of the side of a cliff.
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Very nice images, Sharon. Kind of it to spend some time with you.
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