12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Landing After Eating

The Peregrine Falcon, the fastest bird of the world, here he is stretching its legs to land. You can see marks of blood: the predator has just killed some prey, probably his favourite one, pigeons.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Nazare, Portugal
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Eduardo Barrento