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Falco femoralis
Photo taken by Dr. Jere Woodward. Black side patches almost meet on lower breast. Long blackish tail has narrow white bars.
Very rare, near Mexican border. Formerly resident in dry grasslands of the southwest. Being re-introduced into the wild. This Falcon has a ID band on it's left foot.
Spotted on Oct 31, 2008
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011
4 Comments
I've always wanted to see one of these!
Beautiful raptor & great photo!
Awesome image.
WOW!