American Kestrel

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Posted by Dan Walters on March 6, 2006 at 2:57 PM

Finally got a shot of one of these birds at Crown Hill Park. This is a good spot to see these birds and also red-tailed hawks. Not sure if the Swainson's hawks still nest there.

Canon 20D
500mm lens
Gitzo tripod

Posted by Scott Borger on March 6, 2006 at 3:31 PM

WOW. Nice work. It is wonderfully framed. What shutter speed was this taken at? I assume the lens was a canon 500mm IS lens with L glass?

Posted by Scott Bacon on March 6, 2006 at 3:41 PM

Beauty! These are one of my favorite raptors.

Posted by Brad Beeler on March 6, 2006 at 4:03 PM

I don't know a raven from a crow, but I'm always impressed with images of birds in flight.

Did you have to do any post processing of the background or is that just due to the Fstop?

Thanks

Posted by Stephen Vaughan on March 6, 2006 at 5:07 PM

Great shot. As common as these birds are thery are difficult to photograph. I know I have been trying for years and have nothing even close to this.

Posted by Chuck Peacock on March 6, 2006 at 5:53 PM

Very cool! I agree, birds in flight are awesome photographs and these little buggers are very colorful and photogenic. Were you shooting from a blind? They're common here too but I can't get anywhere close to them.
Excellent photo!

Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 6, 2006 at 8:01 PM

Well done! Hand held or on a tripod?

Posted by Dave Showalter` on March 7, 2006 at 3:16 PM

Best kestrel shot I've ever seen - these guys are incredibly hard to shoot.

Congrats!

Dave Showalter

Posted by Don Grall on March 8, 2006 at 12:19 PM

Spectacular shot of a spectacular raptor!