Prairie Falcon
Pawnee Buttes, Pawnee Natn'l Grasslands - 7 June 2008
This is one of two adults seen attending a pair (or more) of nestlings up on the first Butte.The first few photos are of an adult. Then of the location, and some others of the adults and nestlings.
(Note: Putting the mouse over the images of the butte will show the eyrie/nest location)
Note the group down left, crowded around a spotting scope watching the falcons.
Here's the 2 young that were visible from the ground -- not sure exactly how many were up there.
Here's one of the adults bring some small rodent for lunch - yummmmm, warm rodent!
Here's shots of one of the adults flying to a nearby perch then leaving again (presumable to forage).
Standly Lake, CO - 5 January 2006
A bird seen hanging around a Black-tailed Prairie Dog town near Standly Lake, January 5, 2006.
USC (CSU-Pueblo) Campus - late 1990s
Prairie Falcon: A perched bird just east of the USC campus.
Prairie Falcon: A bird seen hunting Morning Doves near Gunnison.