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Red Footed falcon, Rotfussfalke, Falco vespertinus, Faucon kobez, Cernícalo Patirrojo, juvenile, south sinai, egypt( Click for bigger )
Went through my archives today and found a falcon that didn’t seem to
fully match up with my usual common Kestrel sightings.
Neither male nor female.
So I asked at the Birdforum again and patiently as ever,
the guys pointed out that that Beauty up there is a ‘Red Footed falcon’ (Rotfussfalke / Falco vespertinus).
It is considered ‘Near Threatened’ by the IUCN Red List.
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2010-02-27 @ 17:44:43
Wonderful capture! Keep clicking..you may find a CR (Critically Endangered) specie too
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2010-02-27 @ 18:45:08
Wonderful picture
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2010-02-27 @ 20:21:08
wow,
that's gorgeous click!
u always amaze readers with those bluest sky and unbeatable beautiy in nature,
enjoy an excellent Saturday!
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2010-02-27 @ 21:26:58
I have never heard of a red-footed falcon. But then, how many varieties of birds are there these days? I guess if the environment keeps changing, species change or die. Darwin's whole thesis was about variation in finches on an island. I am just a layman, so, the whole world blows my mind. To this day, new species are still discovered. Amazing! Just today, I saw this incredible woman, and thought to myself...'she has got to be from outer space'! Nice shot, Nicole! : )
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2010-02-28 @ 01:26:26
Glad to catch up with you!
Great shot, and I am going to check out this bird forum....
there are these bird here that look like they are small dinosaurs! Maybe they will know what they are!
Thanks for sharing!
BG
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2010-02-28 @ 19:15:06
wow nice! it must be hard to capture it right?
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2010-03-01 @ 07:21:05
wow! neat bird, glad you got to see it- and got a photo! awesome!
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2010-03-01 @ 10:28:49
Wonderful sighting and a great flight shot, Nicole! I am happy that the Birdforum was able to help with your id.
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2010-03-01 @ 21:19:24
Great that your photo was of such an interesting bird. That's one of the things I enjoy about bird photography - you can check all your sightings later on for that special bird!
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2010-03-03 @ 16:14:47
Congratulations on spotting a near threatened bird!
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2010-03-05 @ 06:21:21
Look at you Nicole, spotting a Near Threatened bird and snapping off an in-flight photo of it as well. Bravo! And an excellent photo it is too!
Falcons are amazing to me. So regal and so fast.
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