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Feb 13, 2017 00:18:37   #
SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA
 
Went down to a "Natural Resource Area" about 40 miles away this afternoon to see what I could see, spent a couple of hours there and didn't see a damned thing worth dropping the shutter on - nothing but robins, chickadees, a few ducks and some crows. Ran into an older fella who mentioned a place about a mile away where kestrel sightings are pretty reliable, so I went there, and 5 minutes later a female kestrel flew in and landed on a fence post! Alas, the fence was on the other side of a 4-lane street, and about 50 feet up a 60-degree slope, so all my shots were at pretty long range - 35-50 yards, which is quite a distance for a bird little bigger than a robin - so these are all pretty heavily cropped. But it was fun watching the little lady as she hunted, and eventually caught something, though I'm not sure what...

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Feb 13, 2017 00:20:10   #
Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.
 
Nice captures.

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Feb 13, 2017 00:39:10   #
rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.
 
[quote=SQUIRL033]..... Alas, the fence was on the other side of a 4-lane street, and about 50 feet up a 60-degree slope, so all my shots were at pretty long range - 35-50 yards, which is quite a distance for a bird little bigger than a robin - so these are all pretty heavily cropped...

....yes but its a Kestrel! Any time, any place within view equals a happy me. Nice job with this pretty lady.

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Feb 13, 2017 01:23:27   #
Sarco
 
You did well to get those great shots, I love them all.

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Feb 13, 2017 09:54:55   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
Very nice and great to see one! They used to be fairly common around here, but not so, anymore.

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Feb 14, 2017 10:58:59   #
imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida
 
Very nice work here ! - ANY kestrel shot is a GOOD one ....Thanks for sharing

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Feb 14, 2017 17:45:33   #
sblove
 
what lens,you use?

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Feb 14, 2017 23:54:36   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Nice shots, Rocky!

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Feb 15, 2017 01:32:52   #
SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA
 
Thanks, everyone!

Sblove, these were shot with a Tamron 150-600 lens on a Canon 7D MkII body.

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