A raptor? Up ahead? But we were just below the parking area along a busy road. How could there be a raptor there? He said it again, but it was a narrow trail so I couldn't see beyond him at first. Eric had turned to the side, so I could just peek around him and look at what might be there.
This was my first view (taken with a point-and-shoot camera). That's the drawstring on Eric's sweatshirt in the foreground.
Not only was there a raptor perched about 20 feet from us, but it was a Peregrine Falcon!
This is a young falcon, probably recently fledged, so its behavior was a little different than what you might encounter with an adult. It sat there, looking a bit curious, scanning the landscape, and then eventually took off and headed for a flock of gulls out by the ocean.
So cool!
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Awesome! Good eyes Eric! Thanks Jackie!
Quite the handsome youngster! Falcons forever!
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