Red-footed Falcon - Falco vespertinus

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Red-footed Falcon male adult breeding, identification
since a couple of weeks there are groups of red-footed falcons around Holland, the biggest group is in Friesland with about 30 birds.

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  • identification
  • ♂
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Cernícalo patirrojo
  • falcão-vespertino
  • Rotfußfalke
  • Falco vespertinus
  • Falconiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Falconiformes
Family : Falconidae
Species : Red-footed Falcon

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : levl51938
Author :
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2008 May
Country : Netherlands (nl)
Region : Friesland
Place : Fochteloo Fochteloo
Lat. : 52° 58' 17'' North
Lng. : 6° 19' 18'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 30D
Exposure : 1/500 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 700 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no