Eleonora's Falconadult, Flight, Behaviour
Photo 3 - Drama while hunting: I witnessed the amazing spirit of comradership of the Eleonora's falcons. The falcons come back and attempt to rescue the drowning falcon by trying to lift it from the water!
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  • Flight
  • comportement
  • adult
  • Halcón de Eleonora
  • falcão-da-rainha
  • Eleonorenfalke
  • Falco eleonorae
  • Falconiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Falconiformes
Family : Falconidae
Species : Eleonora's Falcon

Geographic range by countries


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O.Net ref. : doza154666
Author :
Dreams of ... Nature ...
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Sep
Country : Spain (sp)
Region : Balearic Islands
Place : Islas Baleares Islas Baleares
Lat. : 39° 30' 0'' North
Lng. : 3° 0' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/1000 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 400 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : no