[CINC] unusual peregrine sighting

[Catherine French]

Nice shots. I saw a couple up close the last two days on the way from Scorpion to the Central Valley on ESCI. One was just hovering like a helicopter in the wind. So glad their numbers are coming back. Sounds like a great trip, Bill. Happy Thanksgiving to all.



Sincerely, 
Catherine French
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805.815.3523
805.570.0432 mobile




-----Original Message-----
From: bill weinerth <bweinerth at hotmail.com>
To: rain list <channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org>; rich zeller <mrzellers at hotmail.com>; ranger rob <rweinerth at casitaswater.com>; paul at sculpturegifts.com
Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 4:25 pm
Subject: [CINC] unusual peregrine sighting


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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