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Nov 08, 2014 21:04 |  #1

few shots of a merlin and a kestrel...some from different days, i actually saw them sitting in the same tree at one point

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Nov 08, 2014 21:07 |  #2

Beautiful shots Dre.


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Nov 08, 2014 22:07 as a reply to  @ 2n10's post |  #3

Terrific! They are such beautiful birds.


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Nov 09, 2014 05:13 |  #4

Really well done Andre.


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Nov 09, 2014 06:24 |  #5

Beautiful captures Andre.


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Nov 09, 2014 06:38 |  #6

very nice- I admire your stalking skills- its hard to get close to these guys


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Nov 09, 2014 08:34 |  #7

Nicely done!


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Nov 09, 2014 09:44 |  #8

Awesome set.


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Nov 09, 2014 10:57 |  #9

2n10 wrote in post #17260175 (external link)
Beautiful shots Dre.

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Gator Stealth wrote in post #17260253 (external link)
Terrific! They are such beautiful birds.

Thanks, yeah kestrels have always been one of my favorites

Red Dexs wrote in post #17260593 (external link)
Really well done Andre.

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Lester Wareham wrote in post #17260661 (external link)
Beautiful captures Andre.

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CaptBob wrote in post #17260674 (external link)
very nice- I admire your stalking skills- its hard to get close to these guys

thanks, the kestrel took the stalking, the merlin was practically posing for me. i kept waiting for it to fly with my camera on it, but kept tiring out due to the weight of the 120-300mm...of course it flew when i took a break to talk to someone else out there :)

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Nicely done!

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Awesome set.

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Nov 10, 2014 07:47 |  #10

Great set.


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