[CINC] unusual peregrine sighting

[bill weinerth]

On Nov. 12th, for the greater part of the day, I watched a peregrine falcon fly next to the Norwegian Star
Panamax cruise ship.  The ship was going from Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala.
This falcon caught a bird flying along side the Star and proceeded to eat it while flying.
There was no land in sight and from looking at Google Earth I think we may have been over fifty miles from the nearest land.
The bird was photographed at dawn by another passenger perched on the back of the ship.
Here are a couple of photos I took.
Bill Weinerth
 
ignore the first picture.  it was not one I wanted to send and I do not know how to delete it. 		 	   		  
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