Bat Falcon

[Nimi]

Sitting on my balcony, drinking my coffee and warming my lens, sharing a quiet morning with a handsome Bat Falcon.

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[Lance B]

Great shots and great experience with this lovely bird!

 

[Doc Murdock]

Nice looking bird close up.

 

[Hooligans Imagery]

Cool experience. Great shots. So you live in a bat cave, and use coffee to warm your lens. Did you offer him some?

 

[Nimi]

Cool experience. Great shots. So you live in a bat cave, and use coffee to warm your lens. Did you offer him some?

Thanks Michael. Thinking about it, I think it was attracted to the cigar smoke.

I live on a high floor on the tallest building in my little beach town. I have to assume it was perched, looking for songbirds that are ever-present.

 

[Larry S.]

Gorgeous bird! Never heard of this species….….maybe got their name by hunting bats ….or they sleep upside down hanging by their talons on cave walls…

 

[Nimi]

Gorgeous bird! Never heard of this species….….maybe got their name by hunting bats ….or they sleep upside down hanging by their talons on cave walls…

I'm not a birder, everything I know about birds comes from my friend Pablo who is probably BSing me.

 

[Larry S.]

I'm not a birder, everything I know about birds comes from my friend Pablo who is probably BSing me.

….If that be the case….I suggest you name the bird “Pablo”!

 

[Art Rourke]

Stunning shots of a cool little falcon that does indeed prey on bats as well as other birds, other vertebrates and even some larger insects.

 

[Topper1946]

Sitting on my balcony, drinking my coffee and warming my lens, sharing a quiet morning with a handsome Bat Falcon.

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Beautiful capture and experience. We saw one once in Mexico. stunning birds.

 

[ButlerKid]

Sweet! No video? LOL!

 

[Nimi]

Sweet! No video? LOL!

I wasn't prepared... next time.

 

[Nimi]

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. I'm not a bird/nature photographer, joined this forum many years ago to learn about my then-new Z9, and constantly in awe of the photos you post.

 

[Rassie]

Great images of a really pretty falcon. That facial expression in the second image seems to say "Feed me!".

 

[Nimi]

Great images of a really pretty falcon. That facial expression in the second image seems to say "Feed me!".

Thank you.

More like "you're bigger, but slower than my typical food."

 

[Nimi]

So another showed up today. A little smaller and skinnier and very skittish. Fired off just one shot.

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[Irap]

Amazing looking bird!

 

[ButlerKid]

Another nice shot!

 

[Nimi]

Another nice shot!

Thanks Karen. And as we speak, they are here again and I'm filming. I will produce the most boring movie in the history of wildlife documentation, but the score will rock!

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[ButlerKid]

Thanks Karen. And as we speak, they are here again and I'm filming. I will produce the most boring movie in the history of wildlife documentation, but the score will rock!
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Love it! Can't wait to see what your creative mind comes up with!

 

[Hooligans Imagery]

Thanks Karen. And as we speak, they are here again and I'm filming. I will produce the most boring movie in the history of wildlife documentation, but the score will rock!

There are a few over here rooting for the theme from Catwoman!

 

[Nimi]

There are a few over here rooting for the theme from Catwoman!

Can't find a version I can license, so I'll find other cimenatic options. One of my favorite composers (Eric Satie) maybe.

 

[trapper12]

Lovely bird ,first time seeing one thanks for sharing

 

[Charles Loy]

Handsome falcon

 

[Nimi]

Video posted here: https://bcgforums.com/threads/the-bat-falcon-s.41222/

Karen, thanks for the reminder.