The young female Kestrel I posted some shots of recently is back.... Found her the other day when she had just killed a Meadow Vole. Managed to approach very closely with my car. She proceeded to eat the whole vole in small pieces at the spot. This is one of the less gory images from the event, as Kestrel eating habits are not nice.
The image has been cropped from a horizontal to emphasize her and her kill.
20D + 500/4; iso400, 1/160, f5
Disclaimer: Both bird and vole where wild, no baiting have been used!
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 4, 2006 at 3:02 PM
Now this is a wildlife shot Helge & at its best, when can we see the gory bits
Skills plus vehicle hide used brilliantly
Vince
Posted by Dennis Alden on December 4, 2006 at 3:10 PM
You certainly keep coming up with outstanding shots Helge - Ive not seen a shot like this before and its nice to see something a little out of the ordinary. Excellent exposure and sharpness as always. Getting something like this witha a wild bird is pretty cool - I hate to think how many hours you have "put in" forthis image.
dennis
Posted by Tim Munsey on December 5, 2006 at 3:42 AM
I reckon it's dead. Amazing shot the bird looks well fed. Nice one
Tim
Posted by Mark sellings on December 5, 2006 at 4:08 AM
Good behavioural shot, possibly a bit soft? (maybe just my eyes)
Discussion
9 repliesThe image has been cropped from a horizontal to emphasize her and her kill.
20D + 500/4; iso400, 1/160, f5
Disclaimer: Both bird and vole where wild, no baiting have been used!
Skills plus vehicle hide used brilliantly
Vince
dennis
Tim
Barrie
David
It could be my monitor, but it looks like it might have a very slight blue cast. Still a cracker though!
Michael S
brilliant shot and great comp.