1 of 3 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), defending its nest area, gives chase to a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

1 of 3 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), defending its nest area, gives chase to a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) near Morro Rock, Morro Bay, CA at 9AM, Saturday 05 March 2011, causing thousands of gulls to flee and make a tremendous amount of noise.
ref. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon
Photo © 2011 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com. Shooting a Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera with Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, circular polarizer, handheld with IS on, RAW.
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Tech note: In this image only (1 of 3) , the Peregrine Falcon shown has been moved closer to the Bald Eagle (using the Lightroom 3 clone tool) in order to get them to both appear inside a 6:4 smaller frame. The other two images in this series are unaltered. That also helps explain why the falcon is out-of-focus in this frame.

See a better photo of this interaction at www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/5500997670/

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Taken in: United States / California / Morro Bay (show map)

Taken on: March 5, 2011

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Sets appears in: • Birds of Morro Bay Book • birds more » • 2011-03-05-BALD-EAGLE-PEREGRINE-5DMk2-100-400-pol-hh « less

Groups appears in: • Wikimedia Commons • Wild Peregrine Falcons more » • Raptors Only « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/500 sec, 400mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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