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Posted by Edwin kats on June 6, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Kestrel
A male Kestrel with a Lapwing chick. Sun was a bit harsh but I was quite pleased with the moment. Today I sat 12 hours in a hide and shot 604 images of 2 female and one male Kestrel. It was quite a productive day.

iso 200 1/250 sec. F5.6 Nikon 200-400 and 14TC full frame

Edwin Kats
Posted by keith mitchell on June 6, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Worth the wait Edwin excellent capture.Do feel for the chick a bit. :mad:
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Keith.
Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 6, 2009 at 5:36 PM

Interesting image Edwin, very nice. Everything has to eat! You've handled that harsh light very well!

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Ian Macdermott on June 6, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Beautiful shot Edwin :smile:







Ian
Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 6, 2009 at 5:55 PM


Lovely capture Edwin, is that blood on the Kestrel's legs ?

Andy...
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on June 6, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Nice natural history shot - well captured behaviour.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Liam Pauling on June 6, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Awesome shot! I didn't realise they would eat chicks!


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Posted by Andy Astbury on June 6, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Well worth the effort Ed - excellent image mate :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on June 6, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Hi Edwin,

A lovely shot and interesting prey item, On Springwatch here in the UK, they are following a pair of Kestrels and they had taken 2 Lapwing chicks, I wonder if at this time oo the year when there are many chicks out and about, the Kestrel finds them easier than looking for Rodents????

Regards

Rob
Posted by Scott Tilley on June 7, 2009 at 3:37 AM
Really nice Edwin, and even better for having slighty different prey to normal. :toast:

Scott
Posted by Edwin kats on June 7, 2009 at 3:50 AM
Thanks everyone. I really believe both the male as the female went back to the same spot until the last Lapwing chick was gone. Also the male seems to have another female. It took quite a while until he came back with food for the young. In the afternoon I saw two male Kestrels at the same nest :confused:

So...two nests, one male with two females and there is that other male wich I haven't figure out yet.

Nature can be a bit of a puzzle :biggrin:

Edwin Kats
Posted by Guy Rogers on June 7, 2009 at 7:27 AM
Hello Ewdin.

Superb, and well worth the wait.

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Posted by Graeme Lee on June 7, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Congrats Edwin. One of the best images I've seen of a Kestrel. So much to look at. Most envious
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Posted by Justin on June 7, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Excellent behavioural image and 12 hours very well spent. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 7, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Fabulous image Edwin. All plus points covered and no nits at all. Superb.

Robert
Posted by Colin Preston on June 7, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Superb shot Edwin.
Posted by Peter Cairns on June 7, 2009 at 12:14 PM
You only need one shot and this is it. It's the prey item that does it.

Pete
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Fantastic shot, Edwin. Well done. :smile:
Posted by Ray Lemin on June 7, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Wow
a real stunning image
Ray
Posted by Craig Jones on June 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Beautiful image, love the portrait format, the prey makes the image, very nice Edwin :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on June 7, 2009 at 5:38 PM
A superb capture.

David

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on June 7, 2009 at 6:28 PM
All been said. Superb :toast:

Dave
Posted by Major Gilbert on June 8, 2009 at 3:34 AM
What a moment captured. Well worth any time spent waiting.
Cant help feeling sorry for the chick though. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Mark Sisson on June 8, 2009 at 3:52 AM
A cracker - first you beat us at cricket and now you're getting shots like this: you can go off people you know :wink: :smile:

Really good work and one of those days we enjoy the most: very envious.

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Mark
Posted by Danny Green on June 9, 2009 at 3:10 PM
F£$%&* Hell what a shot I missed that one you can make your own way to Ireland now :biggrin:

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on June 9, 2009 at 3:51 PM
I can't drive on the left hand site. You know that very well mister.

Ed