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American Kestrels

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Posted by Richard Olsen on April 24, 2011 at 9:07 PM
American Kestrels
This is a pair of American Kestrels I had the opportunity to photograph this weekend. This is the 1st time I've been able to capture both male and female together so I was pretty happy! They were in Teton Natl. Park and were pretty tolerant of my vehicle.

Canon 7D
Canon 500 f4
F8 1/1600 +2/3 exp comp
ISO 400
70% full frame
Posted by Richard Olsen on April 24, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Another photo
Posted by Richard Olsen on April 24, 2011 at 9:12 PM
One more :smile:
Posted by John Mumaw on April 24, 2011 at 10:58 PM
They sure are, and what a beautiful pair of birds!
Love the blue skies and the catch lights intheir eyes, as well.
I prefer the closeup of #2 over #3 as some artifacts start to appear in #3.
Posted by Jack Garrett on April 24, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Very nice Richard!
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 25, 2011 at 2:55 AM
Beautiful pair and nice catch!
Well-done!
Sandy
Posted by Bob Karcz on April 25, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Love that pair in # 1- Great capture!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on April 25, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Great closeups, but the pair is rather special. :toast:
Posted by Doug Koepsel on April 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Nice catch of a pair in the first, with their colors that stand out against the blue sky. In 2 vs 3, the slight sky between the upper and lower beaks in 3 is nice.
Posted by Don George on April 25, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Excellent capture. Rare to see a good image of a pair. Can't believe you got them in perfect positions facing you.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on April 25, 2011 at 11:56 AM
#2 is my fav here.. great work.
Posted by Don Grall on April 25, 2011 at 12:09 PM
That first one is sweet! Really rare shot to get a male and female in the same frame and looking in the correct direction.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on April 25, 2011 at 1:37 PM
I like #1 the best - Don(s) said it best. Sweet shots!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on April 25, 2011 at 5:16 PM
I have a hard time even getting one of these guys to stick around when I am pointing my camera at them....but 2? Forget about it! Nice job getting the pair, but my favorite shot becuase i like the angle better is #2. # looks to be about the same, but appears to be a bit softer than #2. Great work! :toast: