Prairie Falcon

[Darcy Grizzle]

This is the Prairie Falcon that was hanging around work yesterday. We found he was guarding his pigeon, which we later found had been poisoned. We found three other poisoned pigeons so ended up reporting it to our property management. I took over 100 shots of this guy, as he was there most of the day. Once I found out the pigeon was poisoned with the corn, I went & disposed of it....hopefully it will not hurt this gorgeous bird.

Almost missed this shot LOL

You can see the poisoned corn ;(.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Gorgeous bird, I also hope it was not poisoned.

 

[JimFox]

I am so glad you posted these here Darcy! They look soooo much better then on FB.

You did a great job capturing this bird.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

I am so glad you posted these here Darcy! They look soooo much better then on FB.

You did a great job capturing this bird.

Thank you Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful bird - why is someone trying to poison them? Or are they trying to poison the pigeons?

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Beautiful bird - why is someone trying to poison them? Or are they trying to poison the pigeons?

I believe trying to poison the pigeons. I don't think it is our complex, but we have a lot of apartments across the street & a lot of medical buildings. And a lot of pigeons. But people don't take into account feral cats eat them, raptors eat them, dogs eat them. It is not just the pigeons it affects.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Beautiful series and magnificent little bird. Don't these poisoners know that the hawks will thin the pigeons if they'll leave it to nature?!

 

[Martín el Escocés]

What a wonderful lovely bird, posing so beautifully for you on that angled branch! She/He looks so good in the swooping down shots. I join others in hoping that no harm was done by the poison - other than to the pigeon, of course!

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

thank you Martin & Mike . He was such a cute thing!

 

[Jim Sanderson]

Nice set Darcy

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Nice set Darcy

Thank you so much Jim