A stunning raptor in flight

I took my group to a falconry center today here in Scotland, and we were able to photograph several beautiful birds in flight. While these are captive birds, taking pictures of birds in flight is a challenge in any circumstance. The gyr falcon we had was incredibly difficult because it was so fast. This is an Eurasion eagle owl from Siberia. It's a stunning raptor with a beautiful face, compelling orange eyes, and amazing patterns in its feathers. I was shooting at 20 frames per second, and the settings were 1/3200, f/7.1, and 1600. I shot this with a 100-500mm Canon le

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