Curtis Compton-- Best Photos of 2010
A male peregrine falcon named Spencer after film star Spencer Tracy stands watch over its three 4-week old nestlings at the top of the SunTrust Plaza skycraper in Atlanta on Thursday, May 13, 2010. Peregrines historically nested on remote cliff sites throughout the Appalachians, but now seem to find skyscrapers suitable habitat to hunt for food and raise young. I spent about four months on this self-assigned project to cover the nesting, birth, and first flights of fledglings Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
