Interesting how perception works, and how your mind can filter what you’re seeing.
I photographed this raptor on July 28 in an area between the tennis courts and Brynlor Dr. on the Byrne Creek trail in Burnaby, BC.
I remember thinking “some kind of hawk” and then forgot to post the photos anywhere. Well, now the iNaturalist hive mind points out it’s a Peregrine Falcon. Duh, looking again, the black cheeks are pretty obvious.
As I recall I’ve only shot a Peregrine once or twice before, one time being at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR.
My mind just did not expect to see a Peregrine on Byrne Creek, eh?