A Kestrel coming in to land.

I spent a pleasant hour in the company of this wild Kestrel recently. It is a bird that has eluded me for quite some time but I got my fair share of good fortune last weekend when this picture was taken.

Canon-1DX, 800mm, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO3200

Cheers

Austin

About your best yet of the "coming in " Kestrels
Great stuff
JR
PSWhat's he coming in to ??

lovely colours and capture well taken

AHHA, so this is the one Austin, cool.

The hi ISO is excellent, have gone from 200-6400, no issues with little noise, still as yet to try LAN.

TFS
Steve

Morning all, thanks for your feedback.
@John, roadkill. Fortunately for me the traffic kept disturbing the bird, so it made several flights allowing me to get my eye in ( read camera settings correct ).
@Steve, I have not been brave enough to try 6400. 1600 seems to be me new "default" ISO which will be very handy as the winter months approach.

Cheers

Austin

'I have not been brave enough to try 6400. 1600 seems to be me new "default" ISO which will be very handy as the winter months approach.'

Indeed Austin, I just wanted to see the IQ, staggering IMHO, give it a whirl, don't be like someone we know who didn't want to take it out because it was raining, sad!

Talk soon.

Superb Austin

Oscar

Cracker Austin. Was it pre focus or did the X take care of it?

Bob

Austin

Absolute cracker.

Thanks again for your kind comments.

@Bob - The Auto Focus on the 1DX took care.

Cheers

Austin

Fantastic shot.