Mating lesser kestrel

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 20102,510 views17 comments

CANON 50D
SIGMA 50-500 @417mm
ISO 400
1/2000 @ f8
Handheld.Taken in April 2010
This was the last frame before the male flew of to bring more food.
I love the posture of the male and the turned head of the female,
There eye contact to me makes this shot
Comments welcome

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 6, 2010 at 8:46 AM

Great interaction n beautiful frame !
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on December 6, 2010 at 9:55 AM

What an awesome pose you captured. Great action!

Registered on June 29, 2004, 448 Posts, 1180 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Sensational shot Avi, congrats!

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 6, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Great action and comp Avi. Love the the head turn too.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 6, 2010 at 1:53 PM

Wonderful capture, Avi.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 6, 2010 at 2:31 PM

A great action shot

Well captured.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 6, 2010 at 2:46 PM

Nice timing. I really like the pose of the female. I thought I remembered this image from a couple weeks back? I don't see it in your gallery so maybe I'm mistaken.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 6, 2010 at 3:39 PM

Terrific moment, Avi. Love the upraised wings and the female's head turn. Doesn't look like those twigs could support the weight, and that adds a bit of tension to the image.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on December 6, 2010 at 3:46 PM

Perfect timing.....nice foreplay shot!!

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 6, 2010 at 8:15 PM

Nicely captured, Avi! Great timing on the action.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 6, 2010 at 8:36 PM

Very dramatic Avi. The wing position of the male and the eye contact between the two birds makes the shot for me. Great behavior.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 6, 2010 at 11:05 PM

Just amazing. 417mm? Where were you? In a blind? Thank you for sharing this.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 7, 2010 at 12:58 AM

Great shot (very tough without tripod and with this kind of interaction)- I hope you'll see next generation- Ciao Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 7, 2010 at 11:56 AM

Great interaction Avi!

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on December 8, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Perhaps the best mating image I have ever seen.
Wonderful action and comp.
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 8, 2010 at 3:18 PM

Great action Avi.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on December 9, 2010 at 12:10 AM

This is a beauty, Avi! Would agree, though, that it could do with a little space all around.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments