in thought young Peregrine

[JACKSNIPE]

another of my peregrine images,this bird is on the edge of a cliff,the BG is trees in the bottom,250ft + drop.

[HMW12]

Gorgeous shot - how far away were you?

[Donald]

As Helen says, excellent work.

You set up the shot wonderfully well so that you did get that background. That's all about good planning and vision.

[JACKSNIPE]

Thankyou Helen for your reply,Iwas about 20ft away,using a cannon 500mm IS L USM,with extender,giving me 700mm FL,layed down on my stomach,and beanbag.

[terrib]

That is a gorgeous shot!

[cliffmccartney]

Fantastic shot! Absolutely tack sharp. I'm drawn right to the bird's eye, and the background is wonderful.

Very nice indeed.

[Arlen]

Chris, it's obvious that you take bird photography very seriously, and are good at it. Some stand-out stuff here, among a world of bird shooters. It takes a lot of effort to get images like that on a consistent basis.

[jprzybyla]

Hello Chris, wonderful capture. Not sure I would be on my belly with the camera supported by a bean bag...being 69 years old I take it a little less enthusiastically. Great detail and color. There is a patch on the breast that appears soft, I have had that happen in a few of my birds. I am not sure why, do you know?

[rpcrowe]

Wonderful shot - great technique!

[jeeperman]

Very nice work Chris.

[WJT]

Great composition Chris. You have really captured this bird and its mood, not easily done. well done.

[Bobobird]

Beautiful shot.

[JACKSNIPE]

Thankyou everybody for your nice comments,Joe,about the soft feathers,I noticed this as well,it was not a high shutter speed,so maybe a bit of camera or bird movement,I have plenty more,and the feathers dont look soft,so maybe human error.thanks again.