But instead I found a dragonfly eating his prey, that was more important to post.
I am not saying that birds of prey are less important, but I get many shots of them and the dragonfly eating his prey was a once off.
You can see the eating dragonfly in my post Here
My original plan was to get close to the mountains in order to get some raptors in flight and I was not disappointed. A great factor is that the moon was also up and as it develops towards a full moon, I will try to get it on the mountain peaks and hopefully also some raptor birds close to the moon in the shots. It takes a lot of patience and timing, but with all of the power cuts here, I have the time to wait.
This below is what I am talking about. Imagine a raptor bird close to a full moon face in a photo!
The closest bird that I could get near the moon, was this old photo of a Pied Crow.
This one is a Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) and it got the name, as it's call is similar to the yelping sound of a Black-backed Jackal.
The sun made it a bit difficult to id this one below, but it's either a Kite or a Falcon.
The "Falcon" and the Buzzard were both up at the same time, but not close to each other, as there were a few miles between them.
Thankfully I got both on the camera's track and zoom action.
I am fortunate to have a strong zoom that I use to read the mountain peaks like a book.
Like I said, close to the mountains are the best spots to get the patrolling raptor birds high up.
The best part is that it is healthy to breathe the fresh air of the mountains, even though I am still struggling to walk a little bit with minor pains in my legs. The instruction from the doctor was to push through the pain as it will eventually go away. Not easy, but at least it is so much better than the terrible leg cramps that I used to get.
So I look forward to the time when I can walk like a regular guy again as there are many long walks that I still want to take.
In any case, I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
