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Kestrel with prey

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Posted by Edwin kats on June 8, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Kestrel with prey
Of course it's nature but I've seen a lot of dead birds that day. On one hand I was so lucky to have some amazing moments but on the other hand a lot of chicks end up as food like this Black bird chick.

iso 200 1/200 sec. F5.6

Edwin Kats
Posted by Maggie Campbell on June 8, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Yes I agree never a pleasant sight but nature after all. A cracking shot. :toast:
Posted by Vincent Jones on June 8, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Hi Edwin:wavey:

Yet another cracking shot

Nature at its best especially as there are chicks to feed.

Vince:toast: :toast:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on June 8, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Fantastic Edwin. Shame about that stalk comnig out her back, but thats really minor :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on June 8, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Another glorious shot, Edwin.

David

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Posted by Andy Astbury on June 8, 2009 at 5:51 PM
They just keep getting better and better matey - awesome capture :toast:
Posted by Justin on June 8, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Another excellent Kestrel image. :toast:
Posted by Brian McGeough on June 9, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Great set of images :toast: :toast: :toast:

Cheers
Brian
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 9, 2009 at 2:53 AM
An excellent image again Edwin, but the setting is not quite as pleasing to the eye as your first post.

I dont know why anybody finds the sight of a dead chick or any other prey item to be unpleasant. I have never seen any comments to that effect when a songbird has a beakful of insects. Nature supplies a surplus of chicks so that predators don't go hungry. I can see that Vincent is of the same mindset as me.

Robert
Posted by PhilH on June 9, 2009 at 3:21 AM
Its Nature.... and this and your previous image are good examples of Nature Photography at its best.... two excellent images with the first just edging it....

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Posted by Tim Munsey on June 9, 2009 at 3:46 AM
Great work, aren't you tempted to clone out the branch behind?

Tim
Posted by Craig Jones on June 9, 2009 at 3:58 AM
Very nice, lovely set of images Edwin :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Mark Sisson on June 9, 2009 at 5:19 AM
Another lovely shot mate - what a day eh!!

See you soon

Mark

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Posted by Colin Preston on June 9, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Natural History Photography at its best.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on June 10, 2009 at 5:26 AM
The soft and pastel colors of this shot allmost make you forget about the harsh scene.
Great shot and it reminds me of a Kestrel i once shot with a Starling in it's claws. The prey is allmost as large as the Kestrel wich amazes me.
You have capture both well and caught the essence of the scene!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel