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Shaheen Falcon
Shaheen Falcon
BR Hills, Karnataka, 20 November 2006
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/320 sec
Aperture :   f 5.6
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   400
Exposure Compensation :   0 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   550 mm
This is the Indian sub-species of the famous Peregrine Falcon. The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest creature on the planet in its hunting dive, the swoop, in which it soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds in excess of 300 km/h