23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
A Peregrine Falcon air show

Peregrine Falcons are well known for their incredible prey transfers, where the parents feed their newly fledged young by dropping the prey mid-air for the young birds to catch. In this case, an adult male returned to the group with a caught bird, which he gave to the adult female. All the while several of the fledglings were chasing the parents loudly calling.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Pacifica, California, United States of America
Camera: OM-1MarkII
Copyright: © Steven McKerrall