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 |