Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) pictures

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	A female Amur Falcon photographed near Langebaan, Western Cape Province, South Africa. This bird is overwintering in South Africa, as most Amur Falcons left South Africa at the end of March. This bird was seen in August 2010.	Andrew Jenkins
	A female Amur Falcon photographed near Dordrecht in the highlands of the eastern Cape, South Africa.	Alan Harvey
	An adult male Amur Falcon photographed near their small natural roost at Mabula Lodge, South Africa, on 10 February 2009.	Dennis Gerrans
	A female Amur Falcon photographed near their small natural roost at Mabula Lodge, South Africa, on 10 February 2009.	Dennis Gerrans
	A female Amur Falcon photographed in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, in February 2008.	Pieter Martins
	Female Amur Falcon photographed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, in January 2007.	Otto Schmidt
	Immature Amur Falcon photographed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, in January 2007.	Otto Schmidt
	Amur Falcons at their roost at Viljoenskroon, South Africa.	Whitey van Pletzen
	Amur Falcons at their roost at Viljoenskroon, South Africa.	Whitey van Pletzen
	Amur Falcons at their roost at Viljoenskroon, South Africa.	Whitey van Pletzen
	Amur Falcons at their roost at Viljoenskroon, South Africa.	Whitey van Pletzen
	A flock of Amur Falcon flying in the rain near the Nyls River floodplain, Northern Province, South Africa.	Kobus Pienaar
	A male Amur Falcon photographed in the Kwazulu-Natal grasslands, South Africa.	John Carlyon
	A female Amur Falcon perched on a telephone line in the Kwazulu-Natal grasslands, South Africa.	John Carlyon
	A female Amur Falcon feeding on a grasshopper in the Kwazulu-Natal grasslands, South Africa.	John Carlyon
	A flying female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) photographed in the Free State Province, South Africa. To see more of Trevor Hardaker's excellent bird images, visit www.hardaker.co.za	Trevor Hardaker
	A very interesting record of a female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) photographed with a Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) that it had caught in the Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve near Pretoria, South Africa on 12 January 2007. It is quite unusual for these birds to catch vertebrate prey while overwintering in southern Africa.	Phil Penlington
	Another very interesting record of a female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) photographed with a swift. Note that the head has been eaten. It is not known how this swift was caught.	Neil Smith
	Old stick nest used by an Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) breeding pair in Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	Newly hatched Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) chicks, Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	A female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) photographed in Goa, India during December 2004.	Ray Wilson
	A group of Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) perched in the top of a pine tree, at a roost in Bethlehem, South Africa.	Pieter Koornhof
	A portrait of a male Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) in Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	A portrait of a female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) in Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	Loss of breeding habitat of Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	A chick of an Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) just after hatching in their breeding grounds in Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	Breeding habitat of Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in Mongolia.	Gomboo Baatar
	Roosting Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in a blue gum tree, Vrede, South Africa.	Trevor Oertel
	Male Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis). More pictures available from the picture library at the Transvaal Museum, South Africa.	Martin Goetz, Transvaal Museum
	Female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis). More pictures available from the picture library at the Transvaal Museum, South Africa.	Transvaal Museum
	Male Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) taken near Wakkerstroom.	Andre Botha
	Female Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) taken near Wakkerstroom.	Andre Botha
	A foraging flock of Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) taken on a heavily overcast day in late February 2005 near Vrede in the Orange Free State, South Africa.	Andre Botha