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Kestrel with bird-prey

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Posted by Helge Sorensen on February 15, 2007 at 4:29 AM
Kestrel with bird-prey
I have seen Kestrel with prey hundreds of times, but it has always been rodents. So big was my surprise when I encountered this Kestrel with a Siskin. Due to the snow the Kestrel ate most of it's meals on this particular post (normally it eats on the ground). So I just had to sit closeby and wait for what it brought in for dinner...

20D + 500/4 + tc1.4; iso 400, 1/800, f7.1, full frame.

Posted by Tim Munsey on February 15, 2007 at 4:51 AM
Wow what an image, well taken, seems your homework paid off big time. Looks cold work though.

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on February 15, 2007 at 5:21 AM
Hi Helge what a cracker.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Rob Fisher on February 15, 2007 at 5:24 AM
Amazing.

Well done. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Rob
Posted by David Kjaer on February 15, 2007 at 5:58 AM
Hi Helge

Amazing image that is rarely photographed!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on February 15, 2007 at 12:24 PM
Really excellent behavioural image, and just reward for youtr time and patience with this bird as depicted in a good series of images over the last couple of months.
Love the snow too!

Mark
Posted by Mark Smith on February 15, 2007 at 1:11 PM
Wow! my only critique....It's not mine!!! :jump:

Mark
Posted by Vincent Jones on February 15, 2007 at 2:51 PM
Another cracking shot Helge, you must be chuffed to bits with this, I know I would be:smile:

Vince :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on February 16, 2007 at 4:31 AM
Very nice indeed.

Posted by Raff on February 16, 2007 at 9:43 AM
OMG I cant believe the amount of stunning images on this site at the moment and this is definately no exception. Stunning :toast: :toast: :toast:

Raff
Posted by Jim Greenfield on February 16, 2007 at 10:36 AM
Beautiful shot
Posted by Rene de Heer on February 16, 2007 at 11:54 AM
Its all been said; supershot!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Sean Bolton on February 16, 2007 at 12:51 PM
Hi Helge

Another superb bird of prey shot, absolutely top class. :toast:

A comment though, I would prefer the shot without the big snow covered thing on the right hand side of the frame, it distracts my eye a bit when I look at the photograph. Maybe if you could have positioned yourself slightly further to the right so that the background consisted of just the more distant snow/grass stems as on the left hand side of the frame. Just a thought.....

cheers

Sean