Extra pics

Back on the Yorkshire coast.

A juvenile peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) waiting on the rocks for its parents to feed it.

It had only recently fledged and was practicing flying. The chick that it is eating was passed to it in mid-air by the adult male. The female circled above keeping most of the other seabirds out of the immediate area. Anything that came too close for her liking was stooped on and driven off.

I felt incredibly lucky to get the shots I did because the fledgling was reasonably close and still unsure of itself in the air. The parents were moving so very quickly and circling at the edge of my sight. When they came closer it was practicably impossible to track their movements, let alone getting my lens on them.

Nikon D7200, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6

f/6.3, 1/2000s,ISO 640, 500mm