Peregrine Falcon
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Peregrine Falcon is a photographic by Zoological Photographic Club, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a peregrine falcon perched on a rocky ledge, holding a small animal in its talons. Below it, three fluffy chicks huddle together in a nest lined with twigs and moss. The lighting is soft, highlighting the falcon’s sharp feathers and the rough texture of the rock. The artist was a group called the Zoological Photographic Club, which focused on capturing animals in their natural settings. This photo feels like a quiet moment in nature, where the falcon is feeding its young. If you like this, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like it.
A mounted photograph depicts a Peregrine Falcon, cataloged under museum numbers 3250:1-2023 to 3250:39-2023 in an album.
Read the full account in the museum source.
The Zoological Photographic Club took crisp, close-up photos of animals in the late 1800s, long before smartphones.
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