Winged Things Week .4 / by Dave Hileman

And my favorite of the birds on the trip. It did not count on the “list” because it is not a wild bird but what a beauty. We were watching a falconer show how he worked with his birds and how they hunted to provide food for the owners. And most of the time the birds would fly past at amazing speeds and I got a few nice photos but then, one time this falcon flew straight toward me moving about 50 mph and just before he lifted up I got this shot. Great memory of a morning in Scotland.