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Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) - pale morph La Graciosa, Canary Islands. Sep 13, 2021 Eleonora's falcon,Falco eleonorae,Geotagged,Spain,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) - pale morph

La Graciosa, Canary Islands. Sep 13, 2021

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    Thibaud Aronson
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    This is a falcon I've wanted to see for a long time, as I find their delayed breeding and specialized diet really interesting, not to mention that they're really pretty (I'm sorry I didn't get good photos of the even more striking dark morph).
    So, I was really glad to finally get to see several, around the species' westernmost breeding colonies, where as always they reign supreme over the Mediterranean cliffs, death on wings for migrating passerines.
    And it's a nice bonus to see it's a species intro on JD!     Posted 2 years ago

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The Eleonora's falcon

Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis. The sooty falcon is sometimes considered its closest relative, but while they certainly belong to the same lineage, they do not seem to be close sister species.

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
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Uploaded Oct 7, 2021. Captured Sep 13, 2021 12:54 in Caserío Pedro Barba, 11, 35540 Pedro Barba, Las Palmas, Spain.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO800
  • 560mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.