Flight of the Falcon

Cracking day today at the North East Falconry Centre in Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
I have been running photography courses at the centre for two seasons now and I like to get up there with my own camera now and again too. Today was exceptionally hot but well worth the trip.

This is "Tap" one of the falcons......there were occasions when he was so close he was within the minimum focal range of the lens - glad he tap me on the way through!