Beautiful Country

Sometimes living out in the middle of nowhere is fun. This is a little scene right outside my backdoor on my laundry lines.

Mr. Falcon flew in:

Stopped and set a spell:
Then looked about before taking off again:

I love those beautiful birds. This is the first Peregrine Falcon I've seen in this area though. I've seen lots of chicken hawks---truly hideous birds on the ground, although in the air they too are quite stunning.