Yesterday I attended a group hike in Wyoming's Red Desert to an amazing place called Honeycomb Buttes. The last photo in today's post is a landscape shot of the area. I will post more scenery photos in the days to come but today I wanted to show a few images of one of the residents: a prairie falcon, likely with a nest nearby.
When we started the hike she landed on a rock above us and expressed her displeasure at our presence.
As we passed by, she flew in circles overhead, wishing us on our way. Zoom in to see the amazing markings on her face and those wonderful leggings above her substantial talons.
After hiking for several hours we returned to our vehicles by the same route and she once again greeted us with her yells.
I love getting shots of birds in flight! Look how those legs are tucked up under her tail.
This is a shot of one small section of an area that runs for about 20 miles just south of Centennial Peak.
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