Nankeen Kestrel Looking for Prey

Another Nankeen Kestrel pictured looking for prey along the Perth coast during a hot afternoon.

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That is close and very sharp!
Great capture.

Crap thats close! Excellent!

Thanks a lot, most appreciated Rec500 & Flow - thank you both for taking time to comment.

Crazy close.
Nice photo.

Gorgeous photo. Great detail and color.
Mike

Spectacular close-up, Andrew. Excellent work.

lovely shot

beautiful capture Andrew!

Excellent shot, Andrew! That's quite the glint in his eye! Whose arm was he sitting on?

That's a beautiful portait Andrew.

jhayesvw wrote in post #15685653
Crazy close.
Nice photo.

Thank you, Jeremy.

MikeWa wrote in post #15685701
Gorgeous photo. Great detail and color.
Mike

Thanks a lot, Mike.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #15686509
Spectacular close-up, Andrew. Excellent work.

Thank you very much, Levina.

Brent62 wrote in post #15688094
lovely shot

Thanks Brent62 (sorry, don't know your actual name).

catsith wrote in post #15688853
beautiful capture Andrew!

Thanks Tina, appreciated.

Wallace River wrote in post #15688884
Excellent shot, Andrew! That's quite the glint in his eye! Whose arm was he sitting on?

LOL Ian, thanks a lot. No arm was used in this shot except to hold the lens as this wholly wild chap was quite happy to sit on the rocks and pose for a little while.These chaps are not especially bothered by me as I think they know that I mean them no harm.

Oh, yes, I should also say no baiting was used in order to get this shot aside from a little polite conversation and a running commentary from me as I took shots of him - I always end up talking to them, can't help myself....like, "just left a bit please", and "ok, great, now if you could turn your head to the side just a tad", "nice catch-light in the eye there, ok, just hold it there....lovely, great....", etc, etc....(please tell me I'm not the only one who talks to the birds like this.....).

L.J.G. wrote in post #15688887
That's a beautiful portait Andrew.

Thank you very much, Lloyd!

Andrew Tingle wrote in post #15689289
....(please tell me I'm not the only one who talks to the birds like this.....).

LOL, sadly, you are not alone there, Andrew!

Well, Ian, thank you for that....I now don't feel so alone.

You're not supposed to stand on your subjects, Andrew

Wonderful shot; I'm not sure what's sharper...the image or his beak

And, no, you're most definitely not alone in talking to your subjects; although I very well may drop my camera if one responds...