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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LauraL" data-source="post: 1659643" data-attributes="member: 61147">I really don't think the coloring and patterns are far off for an Aplomado falcon, except that one would expect a darker more distinct belly band. More convincing, however, is a picture I found on the internet of an Aplomado in flight in a very similar angle and position. I'm not very good with photography angles and how that can alter appearances, so I was looking to see if I could find a picture of an Aplomado with the tail looking that deceptively short. But nope, the Aplomado's tail is just way longer than the posted photo. It's hard to hide a tail like that. To me that defeats the Aplomado idea. It looks like the Peregrine falcon is really the only reasonable alternative.Here is the link to the Aplomado in flight:<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2463069548_47a8a3e46b.jpg?v=0" target="_blank">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2463069548_47a8a3e46b.jpg?v=0</a></blockquote>