American Kestrel
Feb 25, 2018 14:11:56 #
I saw this beautiful Kestrel sitting on one of my antenna masts and he was kind enough to sit still for a photo shoot. The first picture was shot with my Nikon D810 at 1/000 sec with a Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 set at 200mm f/9 ISO 800. The second at 1/000 sec with the same lens set at 200mm f/10 ISO 800. The images have been cropped for framing.
Feb 25, 2018 14:18:34 #
Feb 25, 2018 14:24:58 #
Thanks Goldwinger! This Nikkor 80-200 2.8 is new to me, and I'm impressed with its speed and accuracy. No VR, so I shoot fast handheld.
Feb 25, 2018 15:22:34 #
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Very cool looking bird; Iām familiar with the Common Kestrel (Europe, Asia, and UK). Iām assuming from the coloring that this is a male?
Very cool looking bird; Iām familiar with the Common Kestrel (Europe, Asia, and UK). Iām assuming from the coloring that this is a male?
Feb 25, 2018 17:16:02 #
BB4A, yes the male has a russet back, grey cap, grey wings and spotted russet underside. Much fancier than the female.
Feb 25, 2018 20:13:51 #
Feb 26, 2018 01:23:27 #
Great downloads, Steve and hardly ever see this beautiful little bird around here anymore!
Feb 26, 2018 09:10:04 #
Feb 26, 2018 09:13:29 #
rangersteve wrote:
I saw this beautiful Kestrel sitting on one of my antenna masts and he was kind enough to sit still for a photo shoot. The first picture was shot with my Nikon D810 at 1/000 sec with a Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 set at 200mm f/9 ISO 800. The second at 1/000 sec with the same lens set at 200mm f/10 ISO 800. The images have been cropped for framing.
Lovely.
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